Jacqueline Cremers Secretary General, European Green Party

new French Green Future: Europe Ecology – Les Verts

Politics of ecology for an ethical society

Bright and sunny day in Lyon! Your secretary general listens to Eva Joly who addresses  a crowd of more than 2000 ! enthusiast people. For Joly the politics of ecology does not only mean an ecological sound Future, but moreover to define and guard what it means to live in an ethical society: an ethical society  fights against poverty and defends the right to a decent and social just life and combats for the eradication of discrimination and inequality. That is what drives Eva Joly, une grande dame de politique ecology!

New movement on the way

We are near the heart of the city, in a huge Congress center. The screen is bright green, no new name visible yet, it is to be voted today. Green flags waving, people applauding, people united for this historic day. I see the faces of famous French Green politicians, I see many young people. I see many interested people listening to what representatives of civil society have to tell about the lost ethics in politics.

Populism is the opposite of ecological politics says Dany Cohn-Bendit

The politics of ecology is the opposite of the politics of populism states Dany Cohn-Bendit. It is neither left nor right and recognises that we are united in diversity. Ecological politics is a transformative and autonome force that can change our society. He calls for a unification of the left front in France to beat the right wing politics of Sarkozy that is exclusive and discriminative. Greens must appeal to all layers in society, to all the people that are suffer under the decisions that right wing politics make .

Reform project for 2012

Dany calls for a ‘grenelle’ on pensions, a true public enquete together with civil society, the trade unions and all the people concerned,  for a project that will formulate a policy for reform before 2012. 

Fight against nationalism

Europe is ill, nationalism is the name of the disease. The politics of ecology does not ask where you come from, it asks what you want to do with us. Those who want to change, are welcome to the club. For Dany the fight against the illness of an exclusive kind of politics, the fight against the illness of nationalism is pivotal for his work as Co-president of the Green Group in the European Parliament and he pledges his ongoing commitment towards this fight.

Now of for a coffee while dusks set in, recharge laptop and then hop hop hop back to this wonderful afternoon and evening in Lyon.

Jacqueline Cremers