We stand in solidarity with Mayor of Budapest  

Orbán’s government shows its fear once again. 
Gergely Karácsony, Budapest’s Green Mayor, is charged without trial for standing up to Orban’s authoritarian ban on Pride. 
 
🌈 Budapest Pride 2025 was the largest freedom march in Hungary in decades. People showing love, solidarity and courage. And a clear message no decree can erase: love wins, every time. ❤️ 
 
We stand with Gergely Karácsony. 
We stand for freedom, dignity and love. 

ICE OUT 

We are outraged by the killings of peaceful protesters in Minneapolis by ICE and stand with the city mayor, the governor, and protesters across the United States, warning against the dangers of ultra-nationalism in the US and in Europe.   

 We stand with the brave people of Minnesota, and with every person in the US who is standing up against the Trump Administration while it is deliberately transforming their country into a violent, authoritarian regime.  

What’s happening in the US must be an alarm bell for all those who are tempted by the identitarian, ultra-nationalist far-right parties currently flourishing in Europe. This is what they stand for. And this is why we won’t hear any of them loudly condemning what Trump is doing. 

We stand with the peaceful protesters, the victims, the families and all those resisting. 

 “We shall overcome”. 

Read our full statement. 

EGP Congress in Lisbon 

What a way to finish 2026!  

For our 40th EGP Congress we went to Lisbon where we were hosted by our member party LIVRE.  

During the Congress, we adopted 6 resolutions and made commitment to: 

 
💪 Keep fighting for a strong Europe where climate & social justice go hand in hand.  
☔️ Make sure communities, and public services are prepared for crises caused by extreme climate events.  
🚞 Demand a Europe where low emission transport is cheap and available everywhere. 
📲 Ensure that our digital lives are protected, and technologies are more ethical and sustainable.  
💜 Fight for every woman to be safe in every European country. 
🇸🇩 Continue to fight for global justice, speak for those who are voiceless, and stand in solidarity with the civilians in Sudan. 
  

Our newly elected representatives 

We are also happy to welcome all the candidates who got elected at our Congress! And thank you to everyone who presented their candidacy for our bodies: your participation is an invaluable part of our internal democracy! 

A new addition to our committee:  
🌻 Tomas Tomilinas  

Newly elected to our Financial Advisory Board: 
🌻 Christian Lammens  🌻 Maura Rose McMahon  🌻 Nadia van Huisstede  
 
Newly elected to our Conciliation Panel: 
🌻 Ed Davitt    🌻 Imane Nadif  🌻 Livia Slanovschi  🌻 Magnus P. Wåhlin  
 
New additions to the Global Greens Coordination team:  
As full members from the Member Parties: 
🌻 Pauline Nales  🌻 Eleanor Morrissey  
 
As Alternate members from the Member Parties:  
🌻 Liliane Viola Pollmann   🌻 Ville Elonheimo  

We are looking forward to working with them for a greener future. 

Big thank you to our Portuguese partner, LIVRE for having us in your beautiful city and organising this Congress together with us! 

We have a new full member party! 

We would like to warmly welcome our new full member: VESNA. 
 
VESNA – zelena stranka has been part of the European Greens as an Associate Member for 2 years already but now they become a Full Member, representing Slovenia in the European Greens. They came from civil society to change politics. They are putting people and the environment first, with progressive policies. 

The party is chaired by their co-leaders, Urša Zgojznik & Uroš Macerl. 

🇸🇮 Dobrodošla Vesna, polna članica Evropske Zelene stranke! 

Hands off Greenland 

Once again, Donald Trump is threatening to buy (or ‘take’) Greenland, with language that echoes Putin’s imperialist narrative towards Ukraine.  
 
Trump is undermining international law, and threatening NATO. These threats are irresponsible and echo the imperialist ideals that the European Union and NATO were created to put an end to.  

We support our Danish’ party, SF, in their fight for freedom of Greenland, they have been very loud and clear when they said that Greenland is not for sale. 

Only Greenland’s people have the right to decide their own future. 

US military intervention in Venezuela violates international law  

The US military intervention in Venezuela violated international law and we, as European Greens, strongly condemned it.

We express our solidarity with people of Venezuela as we recognize their suffering through the years of authoritarian rule. 

We demand the European Union must stand firmly for international law, human rights and democracy. 

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Von der Leyen, don't hand our data to Big Tech! 
 
Our democracy and online safety are under threat from Big Tech's powerful AI. We expect Ursula von der Leyen to uphold European values and protect us, especially our children, but her proposals risk weakening vital EU digital laws.  
 
Let's send a clear message: Stand strong for our digital rights!  

Sign the petition now to amplify our voices and resist the pressure from tech giants. Your signature makes all the difference! 

Act now for a green, democratic Europe 

As the far-right gains ground across Europe, climate action, democracy and fundamental rights are under threat. At the very moment that strong, independent civil society is essential, we are seeing severe, and often politically motivated, cuts in NGO funding. 

For nearly 80 years, the European Movement International has worked to strengthen European democracy. We have engaged millions of people across Europe through our projects, like our recent campaign to promote citizen participation in the green and just transition, which reached over 80 million people.  

We are ready to do even more, but abrupt funding cuts by the European Commission now threaten our ability to deliver. 

To keep this vital civic work alive, we urgently need your support, please donate and help us continue building a democratic, just, and sustainable Europe. 

https://europeanmovement.eu/publication-articles/support-the-european-movement-international/ 

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