We Want a Real Green Deal
kelsey | Dec 17, 2019Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the "European Green Deal" in the European Parliament, as did Frans Timmermans in a press conference at the UNFCCC climate...
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We do not trust the Von Der Leyen Commission
kelsey | Nov 26, 2019Prior to a crucial vote in Strasbourg, the Federation of Young European Greens calls on Members of the European Parliament not to vote in favour of the new European Commission.In the last European...
Not One Less: Call for the Elimination of Gender-based Violence
kelsey | Nov 25, 2019According to the Council of Europe, domestic violence kills a woman every 12 minutes. Let’s be clear: it is men that commit violence against women and it is neither a domestic nor a private...
Equal Pay for Equal Work
kelsey | Nov 2, 2019On this very day in Europe, women are being paid just 84% of what men earn in the same job. 84% is not good enough. It takes 16% off the value women should be acknowledged in Europe. It’s a...
Solidarity To Dighomi Forest Protest
kelsey | Sep 7, 2019The Dighomi forest - which’s territory just a few decades ago covered 75 hectares when for today it has been shrunk to 20.5 hectares - is located in Tbilisi, Georgia and it is the only forest-park...
The Amazon is burning, the EU is accomplice.
antoine | Aug 30, 2019Fires in the Amazon shed light on the ongoing environmental crisis in Brazil and its link with the agricultural system. FYEG calls on the EU to take responsibility and radically change its...
Istanbul 2019: Results from FYEG General Assembly
jan | Aug 20, 2019ISTANBUL - The Federation of Young European Greens held its annual General Assembly (GA) this week, from the 14th to the 18th of August in Istanbul, Turkey. Hosted by the Turkish Young Greens, Genç...
Finland’s EU presidency: call for climate action
jan | Jul 1, 2019As Finland begins its six-month stint in the rotating presidency of the European Council on 1st of July, the Federation of Young European Greens, as well as the Green Youth and Students of Finland...
Ende Gelände - Why we participate
Jun 20, 2019This weekend, thousands of activists are preparing to peacefully block the ongoing mining and burning of coal in Rhineland, Germany, in one of the biggest mass civil disobedience climate actions...
What Pride Month Is Not
jan | Jun 18, 2019Beyond the glitter and the unicorns: what Pride is and is not.This June we celebrate diversity. In the words of RuPaul: “we celebrate love”. But this diversity is at stake. The LGBTQI community...
EU election takeaways
jan | Jun 11, 2019Between May 23rd and 26th, the European Elections took place. In several countries, green parties performed better than expected and than in the past, in the midst of the growing global climate...
Young Activists Turn EU Elections into a Vote for Climate
kelsey | May 17, 2019Yesterday, activists from the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) sent a message in several cities in Europe. Large banners were dropped in Brussels, Rome, Dresden, Mannheim, Sofia and...
Tomorrow's Europe is Built by Us
teo | May 9, 2019It is not an understatement to say that the European project is undergoing its biggest stress test this far. Climate crisis, rise of authoritarianism, widening inequalities. Younger generations find...
A Free and Open Internet at the Heart of the European Project
teo | Mar 22, 2019Europe’s youth has grown up with the internet. We use the internet to stay in touch with our friends and family, to inform ourselves and learn, to express ourselves and to develop our creativity. A...
The EU must not turn its back on peoples of Turkey
antoine | Mar 13, 2019 TURKEYOn March 13th 2019, the European Parliament voted, in a non-binding report, in favour of the suspension of EU accession negotiations with Turkey, citing disregard for human rights and civil...
8th of March: We demand full access to sexual and reproductive health and rights!
jan | Mar 8, 2019In Europe on 2019, women* and genderqueer people still do not have the right to decide autonomously over their bodies and lives, including its most intimate aspects such as reproduction. Even worse,...
Hey EP, intersex children are beautiful as they are!
jan | Feb 14, 2019Today, on Valentine’s Day 2019, the European Parliament is voting on the first-ever resolution on the human rights of intersex people.In many places in Europe intersex children undergo forced...
Youth is rising, let’s make their voices count!
jan | Feb 7, 2019Young people of Europe want their voices heard. It's time to lower the voting age to 16!The climate crisis is here, and the hardest price will be paid by young people. Unless our elected European...
We call swiss citizens to vote to limit urban sprawl!
jan | Feb 6, 2019FYEG calls on Swiss citizens to vote in favour of the popular initiative on Urban Sprawl started by the Swiss Young Greens to limit urban sprawl and preserve natural and agricultural areas. On...
Young European Greens Stand in Solidarity with Students in Albania!
jan | Jan 24, 2019Right now Albania is witnessing some of the biggest protests since 1990s. Protests are held by students claiming their right to access free and quality education. The massive student protests...
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