Franziska Brantner elected co-leader of German Greens going into snap elections
Let’s “make Green great again,” Brantner says as party prepares for February’s national vote.
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German coalition: Green leaders resign for โfresh startโ ahead of election ย
Following a poor result inย Septemberโs regional elections, the leadership of the Greens, one of two junior partners in Germanyโs coalition government, resigned on Wednesday (25 September), citing the need for new faces ahead of next yearโs national ele…
Co-leaders of German Greens resign after election fiasco
Support for ruling coalition party collapses amid backlash against climate policies and its stance on asylum seekers
German Greens urge von der Leyen to stop Germanyโs border checksย
German Green politicians have published an open letter to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling for the EU to stop German border checks, which they see as a violation of the Schengen area.
US allies grapple with J.D. Vance
Thereโs panic, uncertainty, and some protestations that Vance wonโt really pull the country back from Ukraine and the world.
Pragmatism over principle: Europeโs Greens adapt to surviveย
The group is ditching some of its ambitions as it prepares to back conservative Ursula von der Leyen atop the EU executive.ย
Russian plot to kill European weapons chief foiled by US and Germany
Rheinmetall is Germany’s largest manufacturer of 155mm artillery shells, a crucial resource for Ukrainians defending themselves against Russia’s war.
German Greensโ Baerbock renounces second chancellor candidacy, clearing way for Economy Minister Habeck
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she did not intend to run again as the Greensโ candidate for chancellor at the 2025 federal election, making Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck the likely contender.
European leaders react to far-right victory in France
Calling the snap elections “has now probably contributed to strengthening the far right,โ said the co-chair of the German Greens.
Germany to set out conditions for supporting von der Leyenโs nomination
While the European Peopleโs Party came first in the European elections, its candidate and current Commission President Ursula von der Leyen still cannot count on the support of the German coalition government, with the Liberals, in particular, setting …
How von der Leyen could win the election and still lose her job
If she can’t win over the entire centrist coalition, the EU’s top executive will need the Greens or even the hard right. Both options are fraught.
French Greens risk extinction. That could benefit von der Leyen.
The environmental movement in France is bracing for an EU election debacle, according to the latest polls.
Von der Leyen needs 361 votes to keep her job. Good luck with that.
We do the math on whether the European Commission president can get a second term. It will go down to the wire.
MEPs to watch in the next EU Parliament (if they get elected)
POLITICOโs guide to key European lawmakers to pay attention to in the run-up to EU election June 6-9.
How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart
The former presidentโs return would cement a shift in the U.S. as a fact that can no longer be ignored.
Greens eye EU Parliamentโs ruling majority, written commitments, safe Green Deal
The Greens are aiming to team up with other pro-European forces after the elections in June to join the ruling majority in the European Parliament to prevent the Green Deal from being watered down, as it faces strong criticism.
EU migration reform divides German Greens ahead of campaign launch
The left faction of the pro-migration German Green party vented its frustration about the EU migration reform on Thursday, as militants previously failed to stop the partyโs leading figures from embracing it.
Von der Leyenโs Shadow: German Greensโ waning enthusiasm for EU Commissioner role
This June’s EU elections would have given the German Greens their first chance to nominate a European Commissioner in over 20 years, but with Commission President von der Leyen seeking a second term, the party has largely lost appetite for the position.
Russia using Serbian agent to infiltrate EU bodies: Western intelligence
In October 2023, a Serbian national working with Russia’s security agency met with Members of the European Parliament.
German Greens blame lack of money and infighting for coalitionโs mixed record
The legacy of Germanyโs first-ever three-way coalition is jeopardised by continuous infighting, Green agriculture minister Cem รzdemir warned on Tuesday as the Greens worry about the governmentโs performance and tight public finances.
Greens push for EU climate neutrality by 2040 in election manifesto
Despite growing discontent at the EU’s climate agenda, the Greens double down on their demand for ambitious sustainability measures.
German Greens push to water down EU partyโs climate targets
The European Green Party is set for an internal battle over climate targets at a party congress this weekend, with the German Greens pushing to postpone the climate neutrality goals by five years and scrap parts of the gas and oil phase-out policies.
Germanyโs Habeck wants market power of food industry scrutinised
As nationwide farmers’ protests continue, the German government wants to have the market power of supermarkets and the food industry scrutinised, blaming their price-setting power for the poor economic situation of many farms.