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The NUPES (New Popular Ecological and Social Union) A historic alliance in France for the 2022 legislative elections.

On May 2, 2022, an union brings together several popular left wing parties and ecological parties such as the Europe Ecologie-les Verts (EELV), the France Insoumises party (LFI), the Socialist Party (PS) and the Communist party...

250 Activists Protest during TotalEnergies Shareholder’s General Meeting

With an insignificant climate plan and an energy strategy closely linked with Russia, TotalEnergies is now the target of climate movements.  The general meeting of TotalEnergies began in an almost empty room, due...

Yannick Jadot Calls on French Minister to Resign After Uplifting COVID restrictions During His Honeymoon to Ibiza

Substantial spread of the Omicron variant has been found around the world and France is no exception. The Omicron variant has become the dominant coronavirus strain in France, where infections are still surging. The omicron variant is...

French Greens support Teacher Strikes

The French Green party expressed support for the education workers who went on strike on January 13th, 2022. That day, thousands of teachers among others were in the streets, protesting the Covid-19 situation in schools, where the...

French Greens’ Presidential Candidate Proposes Re-nationalizing EDF

Yannick Jadot, presidential candidate for the French Green Party, is proposing to re-nationalize 'Electricite de France' (EDF), the company responsible  for providing energy to more than 80 percent of France. Jadot wants EDF to become an “établissement...

French Greens Call for Action from EU on Polish-Belarusian Migrant Crisis

Amid the migrant crisis unfolding at the Polish-Belarusian border, the Green Party of France has released a scathing statement accusing Belarusian, President Alexander Lukashenko, of purposely orchestrating the crisis for the benefit of his own authoritarian government....

France’s Green Party Supports Anti-Nuclear Activists

On September 21st, France’s Green Party movement, 'Europe Écologie Les Verts' or EELV, once again threw its support behind seven anti-nuclear activists who are the opponents of Cigéo's nuclear waste landfill project in...

Yannick Jadot wins Primary for ‘Europe Écologie Les Verts’

On September 28th, former Greenpeace advocate and Member of European Parliament Yannick Jadot won the presidential primary for 'Europe Ecologie Les Verts' (EELV), France’s Green Party. The primary which took place over the month...

Opinion: French Greens Lose Support in Regional Elections amid Accusations of Leftist Radicalism

The Green Party of France, Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV), poor in the regional elections that took place on the 20th to the 27th of June 2021. This may come as a shock, as the Greens joined...

Difficult Regional Elections in France: Where Do the French Greens Stand?

On June 20 and June 27, France held its regional elections which to put it mildly, were not like any other elections thus far. Significantly different from previous elections, the 2021 regional elections in France were marked...

Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) for all: A Bioethics Bill before the National Assembly in France

On June 7, 2021, the Bioethics bill returned to the public session for the third reading in the French National Assembly. Once passed, it will be examined by the Senate on June 24, 2021, and in the...

Thousands of People March for Climate Across France Ahead of Senate Bill Review

On May 9th, thousands of people protested accross France to demand greater ecological measures in the fight against climate change. The nationwide protest emerged from a referendum to include the country's obligation to combat climate change and...

France’s New Climate Laws, a Pebble in the Sea?

The new climate law in France, is a great step for environmental issues, but insignificant for the Green Party. On Tuesday, May the 4th, French's Assembly adopted the new "loi climat" with...

Europe Écologie les Verts Find Opportunity in this Crisis to Support Ecological Transition

France’s Europe Écologie les Verts (EELV) has released an article highlighting the ineffectiveness of the French government’s recent policy intervention on reducing the tax on donations and the insufficient funding by the France government towards the ...

French Greens Push for Ecological Transition amidst COVID Crisis

Amidst the corona crisis, the central bank of France, Banque de France, stated that the health crisis will generate a 200 billion euro surplus in private savings by the end of 2021. The French government is considering...

EELV—The Social Injustice of Air Pollution in Europe.

The EELV- Europe Écologie Les Verts is a left-wing Political Party in France. The EELV reiterates that the fight against air pollution is a fight to reduce social inequality. The population of France most fragile and exposed...

France’s Green Party Supports Class Action Lawsuit against Systemic Racism in the Police Force

Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV), France’s main green party and environmental European presence, rallies behind the Class action Lawsuit that aims at addressing systemic racism against ethnic minorities through specific reforms The class action...

Les Verts Hail Historic Victory in the Case of the Century

The French Green Party, known as Les Verts, celebrates as the administrative court of Paris recognizes the inactions of the French government towards climate change as unlawful in, what has been labelled, the case of the century....

Les Verts Call for Action to Support Students

Immediate action for students The Greens are calling for immediate support for the students in France. A Sorbonne University medical student committed suicide on Friday, January 15th, which marked the third student suicide...

“It Is Not Enough To Be Not Racist, But We Must Be Anti-Racist” European Greens: Top Stories of 2020

Hazel Chu became the first Green party Lord Mayor of Dublin:  In June 2020, Green party councilor Hazel Chu was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin. She became the first...

French Greens denounce ecological inaction in Macron’s Citizens’ Convention

Paris, France — By declaring last night that no government has done more for ecology, Emmanuel Macron tried to hide the gap between the ambitious proposals of citizens and his weak ecological record: reintroduction of neonicotinoids, extension...

A new hope for the French Greens

The legacy of the French Green Party has been nothing short of eventful these past few years. Known as Europe Écologie — Les Verts (EELV) in France, the party was virtually wiped out of the French National...

French Greens Sweep Municipal Elections

It has been a day of historic major breakthroughs for the Green Party of France as voters went to the polls to elect new local governments. The new Mayor of Lyon is Green Party candidate Grégory Doucet....
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