Twenty-Five Years of the Global Greens Charter: Political Ecology Reaches Critical Mass
BRUSSELS / CAPE TOWN / CANBERRA – Twenty-five years ago, the adoption of the Global Greens Charter laid the...
IRAN CRISIS: Flemish Greens Call for Emergency Online Visa System to Save Lives
BRUSSELS — As thousands flee the Iranian capital of Tehran amid escalating conflict, the Flemish Green Party (Groen) is urging the Belgian government to immediately implement an online visa application system. The party...
UK: Green Party Surge Reaches 215,000 Members Following Historic By-Election Victory
LONDON — The Green Party of England and Wales has shattered membership records, gaining over 15,000 new members in just one week. This unprecedented surge follows a landmark by-election win and a polling...
EUROPE: Flemish Greens Back “Industrial Accelerator Act” to Shield Green Industry
Reclaiming Strategic Autonomy
The move comes at a critical time. "Our dependence on fossil fuels is a millstone around the neck of European industry," says Matthieu,...
IRELAND: Green Party Joins National Women’s Council in Demanding Extended, Better-Paid Parental Leave
The "Six-Month Cliff"
As International Women's Day approaches, the spotlight is on the financial strain many families face when statutory paid leave ends. Currently, most Irish...
“Lower the Rent”: Quebec Greens Unveil Plan to Lower Rents by 20%
MONTREAL — The Green Party of Quebec has unveiled an ambitious proposal ahead of the 2026 provincial election: a mandatory reduction in rents of 5% per year for four years, amounting to a total decrease of roughly...
MEXICO: Green Party Officially Severs All Ties with Pedro Segura Valladares
Electoral Participation Limited to 2021To address misinformation circulating in the media and on social networks, the Green Party provided specific details regarding Mr. Valladares' history. While he did run under the party's banner during the 2021 elections,...
Yves Engler Sentenced To Probation & Community Service For Letter Writing Campaign
Montreal-based author and activist Yves Engler has been sentenced to 50 hours of community service and two years of probation following a conviction related to his role in promoting an email petition campaign directed at the Montreal...
Tyrrell Denounces War Against Iran and Accuses Ottawa of Acting Like the “51st State”
The leader of the Green Party of Quebec, Alex Tyrrell, has strongly condemned the new military escalation in the Middle East launched by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing Canada of blindly supporting a war logic that...
Social Housing in Flanders: Groen Denounces a “Waste” of €258 Million
The assessment made by the Flemish Greens is unequivocal: of the €2 billion available for 2025 (including carryovers from the previous year), more than a quarter of a billion has simply vanished. Only €742 million has actually...
Scotland: The Greens Take a Big Step and Announce Totally Free Buses
This is a revolution for mobility in Scotland. Building on the 250 million free journeys already made by young people thanks to their initiative, the Scottish Greens now intend to extend this policy to the entire population....
By-election in Gorton and Denton: Strategic voting mobilizes behind the Greens to block Reform UK
The stakes are now clear in Gorton and Denton: to block Reform UK, voters must vote Green. The leading websites StopReformUK.Vote and Tactical.Vote have just made their decision, officially recommending Hannah Spencer as the only effective bulwark...
NDP Uses Vetting Power to Block Second Eco-Socialist, Anti-War Leadership Candidate
The New Democratic Party has used its unelected vetting committee to block the leadership candidacy of Bianca Mugyenyi, making her the second eco-socialist, anti-war contender excluded from the race before party members were given the opportunity to...
South Tyrol: Rent Caps for Students on the Horizon
Studying in Bolzano or elsewhere in South Tyrol will soon no longer be a privilege reserved for the wealthiest families. Faced with soaring real estate prices that have driven the average cost of a room to between...
EU-Mercosur Agreement: Portuguese Greens Raise the Alarm for Agricultural Sovereignty
This 30-year-old agreement is about to take a decisive step in an atmosphere of extreme tension. This Saturday, January 17, 2026, the European Commission and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay)...
Yves Engler Found Guilty in Letter-Writing Case: A Full Account
The recent conviction of author and activist Yves Engler marks one of the most consequential rulings in recent Canadian history concerning political activism, police power, and the right to petition state authorities. The case—stemming from a non-violent...
Cyprus: The “Suspicious Video” Scandal Weakens President Christodoulides
Is the Republic of Cyprus the scene of a new corruption scandal at the highest levels of government? That is certainly what the leaked audiovisual documents suggest, plunging the presidential palace into turmoil. The video in question...
New Zealand: Facing “Digital Outrage,” the Greens Focus on a Return to Grassroots Politics
This is a significant admission from a politician once considered “born of the web.” Chlöe Swarbrick, who built her meteoric rise in 2017 on an unparalleled digital presence, now believes that this success would be impossible to...
New Zealand: When an “attack” turns to gold for the Greens
In politics, insults can sometimes become a selling point. This is the lesson being taught by Tania Waikato, a rising star in the New Zealand Green Party. Recently labeled the “chief witch hunter”...
Iran: Irish and European Greens Call for Stronger Sanctions and an End to “Massacres”
International pressure is mounting on the Iranian regime. Through their spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Councillor Janet Horner, the Irish Greens expressed their “horror” at the violence perpetrated against peaceful protesters, particularly women and girls who are victims...
Scotland: The Greens launch an offensive to win over disillusioned Labour voters
The divorce between the Scottish Greens and the Labour Party appears to be final. In a remarkably scathing attack, Gillian Mackay portrayed Labour as "a mere shadow of its former self," lambasting Keir...
Repression in Iran: Ellie Chowns and the British Greens call for “total” diplomatic action
Outrage remains high in the British Parliament. As Iran is once again shaken by waves of protests that have been brutally suppressed, Ellie Chowns, a leading figure in the Green Party in Parliament,...
Dublin: The closure of “The Complex” sends a cultural shockwave through Dublin
It's a curtain falling, leaving a gaping void in the capital's cultural landscape. The Complex, a hybrid space combining galleries, performance venues, and creative studios, closed its doors this week. For the Irish...
Water Crisis: Green Party Demands Nationalization of South East Water
Tensions are rising against the water giants. With 25,000 homes in southern England still without drinking water this week, Green Party leader Zack Polanski has officially appealed to 10 Downing Street. His message...
Mexico: Green Party seeks to integrate sign language into educational television
In order to allow children and adolescents with hearing disabilities to fully exercise their right to education, as well as to facilitate their learning and acquisition of knowledge, the senators of the Green Party presented an initiative...
Bianca Mugyenyi Enters NDP Leadership Race, Carrying Forward Engler Campaign Platform
Bianca Mugyenyi has formally applied to join the federal NDP leadership race, stepping forward to carry the torch of the socialist, anti-militarist platform she helped build during the leadership campaign of her husband, author and activist Yves...
The Irish Green Party condemns the illegal US attack on Venezuela.
The US intervention in Venezuela, in violation of international law, has sparked reactions worldwide. Some defend Donald Trump's actions, while others condemn them. The Irish Green Party condemns what it calls the unilateral and illegal action of...
Green Party of Quebec Pledges to Overturn Bill 21
The Green Party of Quebec is drawing a clear line in the sand on secularism and civil liberties, vowing to overturn Bill 21 and opposing the CAQ government’s expanding slate of so-called “laïcité” measures. During a wide-ranging...
Avi Lewis Breaks With NDP Bureaucracy Over Engler Vetting, Pledges Democratic Reform
Avi Lewis’s leadership campaign has issued a notable statement distancing itself from the New Democratic Party’s handling of Yves Engler’s exclusion from the leadership race, raising serious concerns about the vetting process while stopping short of endorsing...
Editorial: Elizabeth May’s “Good Israel / Bad Israel” Illusion
Elizabeth May’s recent interview with Rachel Gilmore reveals a worldview that many liberals still cling to—but one that no longer holds up under the weight of reality in Palestine.
Throughout the conversation, May repeatedly...
Green Party of Quebec Stands Firm Against CAQ’s Union-Busting Agenda
As the Coalition Avenir Québec moves to make portions of union dues optional, critics warn the government is not promoting transparency — it is quietly undermining one of Québec’s most important democratic counterweights. This week on Mentalité...
Twenty-Five Years of the Global Greens Charter: Political Ecology Reaches Critical Mass
BRUSSELS / CAPE TOWN / CANBERRA – Twenty-five years ago, the adoption of the Global Greens Charter laid the...
Global agreement on decarbonizing ships delayed under US pressure
The one-year postponement of a decision within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the adoption of a global plan to reduce greenhouse...
Engler Congratulates Lewis, Urges NDP to Go Further on Anti-War Policy
Following the election of Avi Lewis as leader of the New Democratic Party, longtime anti-war activist and author Yves Engler is offering...
