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| Europe Écologie–The Greens | |
|---|---|
| Name | Europe Écologie–The Greens |
| Native name | Europe Écologie Les Verts |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Country | France |
Europe Écologie–The Greens is a French political party formed by the merger of environmentalist movements, regional coalitions and the Green Party in 2010. It operates within the French Republic and participates in elections to the National Assembly (France), Senate (France), European Parliament, and regional bodies such as the Île-de-France Regional Council and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council. The party engages with pan-European institutions including the European Green Party and the Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament.
The party emerged from networks that included activists linked to the Green Party, campaign organisations formed around the 2009 European Parliament election in France, and personalities associated with the 2010 French regional elections and the 2007 French presidential election. Early figures involved ties to campaigns around environmental issues such as protests at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster consequences and debates following the Kyoto Protocol commitments. The formation responded to fragmentation within French environmentalist politics exemplified by splits with groups like the CAP21 movement and internal disputes reminiscent of tensions seen in other movements such as Les Verts and later negotiations with the Parti socialiste (France). Over time, the party contested municipal contests in cities like Lyon, Strasbourg, and Nantes and featured in national coalitions including alliances during the 2012 French legislative election and the 2014 European Parliament election.
The party's governance mirrors models found in other European green parties such as the German Green Party and the Green Party (United Kingdom), combining federal structures with local federations across departments like Nord (French department) and Gironde. Its organs include an executive board, national council, and local sections active in municipal councils including Paris City Council and the Bordeaux City Council. Leadership roles have been filled through congresses and internal votes, invoking procedures comparable to those used by the Socialist Party (France) and the Radical Party of the Left. The party fields candidates for the European Parliament election via lists coordinated with the European Green Party and cooperates with parliamentary groups such as the Greens–European Free Alliance.
The party advocates positions rooted in environmentalism and green politics influenced by ideas present in the Brundtland Report and debates around the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Policy priorities include renewable energy transitions, opposition to nuclear policies debated since the Three Mile Island accident and Chernobyl disaster, biodiversity protection as framed by dialogues involving the Convention on Biological Diversity, and urban planning reforms akin to initiatives in Copenhagen and Freiburg im Breisgau. On social policy it has engaged with welfare-state debates involving comparisons to the European Social Charter and alliances with the Parti socialiste (France) on issues such as progressive taxation and public services. The party has taken stances on international matters including opposition to certain military interventions referenced against events like the Iraq War and advocacy for migration policies influenced by rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.
Electoral contests have ranged from municipal elections in Marseille and Lyon to national contests such as the 2017 French legislative election and the 2012 French presidential election indirectly through alliances. The party's delegation to the European Parliament has included Members of the European Parliament elected in lists during the 2009 European Parliament election in France and later cycles including the 2014 European Parliament election and the 2019 European Parliament election. At regional level it has secured mandates in regions like Île-de-France and Bretagne and representation in departmental councils analogous to outcomes seen for the Left Front (France) in certain departments. Performance has fluctuated in response to national trends shaped by movements such as La République En Marche! and electoral dynamics involving the National Rally (France) and the Union for a Popular Movement.
Notable personalities associated with the movement include elected officials who have served in the European Parliament and municipal governments, and activists with links to figures in the Green movement across Europe. Leaders have held party offices via national congresses similar to procedures used by the Socialist Party (France) and have cooperated with lawmakers from the French National Assembly and the Senate (France). Several members have engaged in international environmental advocacy at fora including the United Nations Climate Change Conference and worked with NGOs comparable to Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.
Internationally the party is a member of the European Green Party and the Greens–European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament, collaborating with counterparts such as the German Green Party, Green Party (UK), and the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand on policy and campaign strategy. Domestically it has formed electoral pacts with the Parti socialiste (France), cooperated with the Left Front (France) in tactical contests, and negotiated municipal alliances in cities like Nantes and Strasbourg. Its international engagements include participation at conferences of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and partnerships with civil society networks such as Friends of the Earth and regional bodies in the European Union.
Category:Political parties in France Category:Green political parties