European Green Party
President	Mélanie Vogel and Thomas Waitz
Secretary-General	Benedetta De Marte
Founded	21 February 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-21)
Preceded by	European Federation of Green Parties
Headquarters	Rue du Taciturne 34, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Think tank	Green European Foundation
Ideology	Green politics[1] Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
International affiliation	Global Greens
European Parliament group	Greens–European Free Alliance
Colours	Green
European Parliament	52 / 705
Website
europeangreens.eu
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The European Green Party (EGP), also referred to as European Greens, is the European political party that represents national parties from across Europe who share Green values.

The European Greens works closely with the Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) parliamentary group in the European Parliament which is formed by elected Green party members along with the European Free Alliance, European Pirate Party and Volt Europa. The European Greens' partners include its youth wing the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG), the Green European Foundation (GEF) and the Global Greens family.

Green parties are in government in seven countries in Europe: Austria (The Greens), Belgium (Groen and Ecolo), Bulgaria (Green Movement), Germany (Alliance 90/The Greens), the Republic of Ireland (Green Party), Latvia (The Progressives) and Montenegro (United Reform Action), Poland, (Zieloni/Civic Coalition) Spain (Catalunya en Comú / Sumar).

History

Green politics emerged from grassroots political movements, such as the environmental, peace, and women's rights movements. They forged the Greens' political priorities: climate change, peace, environment, democracy, social justice and health. Greens emerged as a new political force in the 1970s in several European countries and have been represented in the European Parliament since 1984.^[2]

The European Green Party was founded at the 4th Congress of the European Federation of Green Parties on 20–22 February 2004 in Rome, as the evolution of this already existing federation. The foundation of the new party was finalised with the signing of the treaty constituting the party. 32 Green parties from across Europe joined this new pan-European party.^[3] The Greens were the first to form a political party at the European level.

The European political party amplifies the political expression of member parties by having common policy positions, mutual election manifestos, and cohesive European election campaigns. The European Greens also has networks which brings Green politicians together, such as the Local Councillors Network.^[3][4]

In the 2004 European Parliament election, member parties won 35 Seats and the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament secured 43 in total.

In the 2009 European Parliament election, even though the European Parliament was reduced in size, the European Greens' member parties won 46 seats, the best result of the Green Parties in 30 years. The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament secured 55 seats in total.

In the 2014 European Parliament election the Green candidates were José Bové and Ska Keller. These elections marked the first time there were primaries including Spitzenkandidaten at the European elections, which allows Europeans to not only vote for who should represent them in the European Parliament, but also help to decide who should lead the European Commission. In May they presented a common programme including the Green New Deal Archived 26 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine at the launch of the European Greens' campaign which called for "a new direction of economic policy aimed at reducing our carbon footprint and improving our quality of life". The slogan of the campaign was 'Change Europe, vote Green'. The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament obtained 50 seats in total.

The candidates for the 2019 European Parliament election were Ska Keller and Bas Eickhout, who campaigned for climate protection, a social Europe, more democracy and stronger rule of law. That year, the Greens made the strongest ever showing across Europe, in part due to rising public awareness about climate change and the impact of youth movements for climate. The strongest surge was in Germany as Alliance 90/The Greens replaced the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany as the second-strongest party. The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament obtained 74 seats in total. The Greens' results signified a new balance of power as the European People's Party (EPP) and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) lost their majority.

The European Green lead candidates for the 2024 European Parliament election were Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout.^[5] They were elected by more than 300 delegates at an Extended Congress in Lyon, France in February 2024. The campaign is focused on a Green and Social Deal, and the fight against the rise of the Far Right in Europe.

European Greens elections results in the European Parliament

Year	MEPs	MEPs %	Votes %	Status
1979	0	0	2.4%	extra-parliamentary
1984	11	2.5%	4.2%	opposition
1989	25	4.8%	7.4%	opposition
1994	21	3.7%	7.4%	opposition
1999	38	6.1%	7.7%	opposition
2004	35	4.8%	7.3%	opposition
2009	48	6.2%	7.3%	opposition
2014	50	6.7%	7.3%	opposition
2019	67	11.4%	10.0%	constructive opposition

Organisational structure

The European Green Party is a European political party, constituted out of political parties from European countries. Parties can also become associate members. Members of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament not belonging to a member party can be admitted as a special member with speaking rights but no vote.

The governing bodies of the EGP are the Council and the Committee.^[6]

• The Council takes place twice a year and is the main decision-making body of the European Greens and consists of delegates of member parties. During Councils, delegates from European Greens parties set a common political direction, linked to the development of the European project and its values. They do so by debating and vote on resolutions on key issues in Europe. Delegates are allotted based on their most recent European or national election results. Each party has at least two delegates. consists of delegates of member parties. These are allotted on the basis of their most recent European or national election results. Each party has at least two delegates.^[7]
• The Committee consists of nine members, including two Co-Chairs (one man and one woman), a Secretary General and a Treasurer. They are responsible for daily political affairs, execution of the Council's decisions and the activities of the EGP office and staff. Co-Chairs Thomas Waitz and Mélanie Vogel, Secretary General Benedetta De Marte, Treasurer Ute Michel, and Committee Members Vula Tsetsi, Sibylle Steffan, Małgorzata Tracz, Rasmus Nordqvist and Mina Jack Tolu were elected at the 35th European Green Party in Riga, Latvia. The EGP has had several Co-Chairs.

Statutes

The European Green Party statutes Archived 19 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine define the party in legal terms.

Co-chairs of the European Greens

Mandate	Co-chairs	Member party	Years	Secretary General	Council election
May 2022 –	Mélanie Vogel	EELV	05/2022 – present	Benedetta De Marte	Riga,  Latvia, November 2022
	Thomas Waitz	Die Grünen	05/2022 – present
Nov 2019 – May 2022	Evelyne Huytebroeck	Ecolo	11/2019 – 05/2022	Mar Garcia	Tampere,  Finland, November 2019
	Thomas Waitz	Die Grünen	11/2019 – 05/2022
Nov 2015 – Nov 2019	Monica Frassoni	Federazione dei Verdi	11/2015 – 11/2019	Mar Garcia	Lyon,  France, November 2015
	Reinhard Bütikofer	Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen	11/2015 – 11/2019
Nov 2012 – Nov 2015	Monica Frassoni	Federazione dei Verdi	11/2012 – 11/2015	Jacqueline Cremers (until end 2014) Mar Garcia (from January 2015)	Athens,  Greece, November 2012
	Reinhard Bütikofer	Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen	11/2012 – 11/2015
Oct 2009 – Nov 2012	Monica Frassoni	Federazione dei Verdi	10/2009 – 11/2012	Jacqueline Cremers	Malmö,  Sweden, October 2009
	Philippe Lamberts	Ecolo	10/2009 – 11/2012
May 2006 – Oct 2009	Ulrike Lunacek	Die Grünen	05/2006 – 10/2009	Juan Behrend	Helsinki,  Finland, May 2006
	Philippe Lamberts	Ecolo	05/2006 – 10/2009
May 2003 – May 2006	Grazia Francescato	Federazione dei Verdi	05/2003 – 05/2006	Arnold Cassola	Saint Andrews,  Malta, May 2003
	Pekka Haavisto	Vihreä Liitto	05/2003 – 05/2006

• The Congress is an enlarged meeting of the Council which is convened by the Council at least once every 5 years and hosts more delegates.

Networks

The EGP hosts a collection of networks that have specific special interest focus, including:

• Balkan Network
• Mediterranean Network
• Gender Network
• European Queer Greens
• Local Councillors Networks
• European Green Disability Network
• European Network of Green Seniors

Partnerships

• Federation of Young European Greens
• Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament
• Global Greens
• Green European Foundation

Membership

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (May 2024)

Full members

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Country		Name	MEPs	National MPs	Government status
Albania		Green Party of Albania	Not in EU	0 / 140	Extra-parliamentary
Austria		The Greens – The Green Alternative	3 / 18	26 / 183	Government
Belgium	Flemish	Groen	1 / 12 [a]	8 / 102 [b]	Government
	French  German	Ecolo	2 / 9 [c]	13 / 63 [d]	Government
Bulgaria		Green Movement	0 / 17	4 / 240	Government
Croatia		We Can!	0 / 12	10 / 151	Opposition
Cyprus		Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation	0 / 6	2 / 56	Government
Czech Republic		Green Party	0 / 22	0 / 200	Extra-parliamentary
Denmark		Green Left	2 / 13	15 / 179	Opposition
Estonia		Estonian Greens	0 / 7	0 / 101	Extra-parliamentary
Finland		Green League	3 / 14	13 / 200	Opposition
France		Europe Ecology – The Greens	11 / 74	16 / 577	Opposition
Georgia		Greens Party of Georgia	Not in EU	0 / 150	Extra-parliamentary
Germany		Alliance 90/The Greens	21 / 96	118 / 736	Government
Greece		Ecologist Greens	0 / 21	0 / 300	Extra-parliamentary
Hungary		LMP – Hungary's Green Party (suspended)[8]	0 / 21	5 / 199	Opposition
Ireland		Green Party[e]	2 / 13	12 / 160	Government
Italy		Green Europe	0 / 76	6 / 400	Opposition
	South Tyrol	Greens	0 / 76	0 / 400	Extra-parliamentary
Latvia		The Progressives	0 / 8	10 / 100	Government
Luxembourg		The Greens	1 / 6	4 / 60	Opposition
Malta		AD+PD	0 / 6	0 / 79	Extra-parliamentary
Moldova		Ecologist Green Party	Not in EU	0 / 101	Extra-parliamentary
Montenegro		United Reform Action	Not in EU	4 / 81	Opposition
Netherlands		GroenLinks	3 / 26	13 / 150	Opposition
North Macedonia		Democratic Renewal of Macedonia	Not in EU	1 / 120	Confidence and supply