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SUMMARY:Green Perspectives on European Peace and Security
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nAs part of this webinar\, we will analyse various Green perspectives on peace and security currently present at the European level. The webinar is mainly but not only based on a mapping of green policy stances that GEF and its partners are conducting with the support of the think tank GRIP. \nTogether with the panellists\, we will discuss different perspectives present at the regional level\, with a particular focus on prevailing views in Serbia\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, and Croatia. We will consider how the history and experiences of this region should feed into any green conception of peace and security\, today and in the future. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is a part of Green European Foundation’s Green Visions on European Security project\, which aims to explore how the Greens could adopt the necessary tools to understand contemporary conflicts and develop mechanisms to anticipate\, avoid\, respond to\, and terminate them. By facilitating a frank discussion on key tension points and vacuums\, across historical\, geographical\, and national sensitivities\, and with political ecology values at its core\, GEF and its partners contribute to the green movement’s reflections and anchoring of an updated vision on security and defence.  \n  \nSpeakers\nSenada Šelo-Šabić – Institute for Development and International Relations\nBranka Vierda – Youth Initiative for Human Rights Croatia\nVelma Šarić – Post-Conflict Research Center\nMatija Šaljić – Green Youth of Serbia  \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: December 18 2023\, 5pm-6:30pm CET \nLocation: Zoom – the event will be streamed on Facebook and the recording will later be available on YouTube \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be Croatian\, Bosnian and Serbian \nRegistration: Please register in advance here \n   \n\nThis conference  is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Forum Green Window and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-perspectives-on-european-peace-and-security/
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SUMMARY:The Challenges of Metropolitan Sustainable Mobility
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nSustainable mobility is a particular priority in metropolitan areas because of its impact on air quality\, on the daily lives of millions of people and economic actors\, and as an instrument of territorial cohesion. Public transport\, cycling and walking are at the heart of a model that guarantees the right to sustainable mobility. \nThe Barcelona metropolitan area\, with its population exceeding 3.5 million inhabitants\, is a paradigmatic case in this debate\, as it is an area that risks being sanctioned by the EU due to its poor air quality. \nWithin this context\, what are the examples of good and bad practices of mobility? What are the challenges that lie ahead? Can we find successful sustainable urban mobility practices in other European cities? \nThese questions and possible answers will be the subject of this dynamic debate\, bringing together diverse experts\, academics\, and local government actors. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of a series of debates entitled “Europe on the Move: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Mobility in the Iberian Peninsula” organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Transición Verde\, Instituto José Tengarrinha\, Fundació Nous Horitzons\, EcoPolítica and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \nThis series of debates aims to foster debate in Portugal and Spain around the future of mobility\, bringing together relevant stakeholders from civil society\, academia and politics to analyse and explore challenges and opportunities for the future of mobility and the Green Deal in Europe. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nGuille Lopez\, Barcelona City Councillor and Promoter of the Eixample Breathe platform\nCarme Miralles\, Professor of Urban Geography at the UAB\nLaura Campos\, Montcada I Reixac City Councillor\nZeeger Ernsting\, Amsterdam City Councillor\n\n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 14th December\, 6:30pm CET \nLocation: Ateneu Barcelones\, Carrer Canuda\, 6 \nRegistration: Prior registration is required – please register here. \nLanguage:  Catalan with English simultaneous translation \nRecommended reading: European Mobility Atlas \n  \n\nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/metropolitan-and-sustainable-mobility/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231212T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231212T203000
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SUMMARY:Moving to the Future: Reimagining Urban Mobility (Lisbon)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe present ecological crisis impels us to seek a change in the way we move\, leading to increased efforts towards the decarbonisation of mobility. A mix of new and old solutions are key to change the urban mobility panorama\, namely the electrification and the expansion of public transportation networks\, and the creation of walking or cycling infrastructure to make active mobility attractive and pleasant. This change can also be seen as an opportunity to improve people’s lives by decreasing commuting time\, improving the air quality\, reducing noise\, and promoting an active lifestyle.  \nIn a simple sentence\, there is a need to shift the cities’ focus from cars to people. To achieve this\, a new mindset that prioritises public transportation is needed\, or “the social ideology of the motorcar”\, as the philosopher André Gorz named it back in 1973.  \nSustainable mobility must not only encompass ecological considerations\, but also needs to include an intersectional approach which takes gender and accessibility dimensions into account. As such\, we will also speak about gender and accessibility\, and dive into how to make daily commuting in metropolitan areas more sustainable\, accessible\, and inclusive.  \nProject background\nThis event is part of “Europe on the Move: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Mobility in the Iberian Peninsula” event series\, which aims to nurture the debate in Portugal and Spain around the future of mobility and the Green Deal\, with a particular eye for the challenges and opportunities for sustainable mobility and how they relate to Iberian realities.   \nSpeakers\n\nManuel Banza\, EMEL \nCarla Castelo\, Local Councillor at Oeiras \nRosa Félix\, Instituto Superior Técnico \nPhilipp Cerny\, Chief Executive Editor of the European Mobility Atlas \nMore to be announced \n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 12th December\, 6:30pm-8:30pm GMT  \nLocation: Sala do Conselho\, UACS\, Rua Castilho 14\, Lisboa  \nLanguage: The main languages of the event will be Portuguese and English\, with simultaneous interpretation provided EN<>PT.    \nRegistration: N/A  \nOther useful info: A recording will be uploaded to the GEF Youtube channel following the event.  \nRecommended reading: \n\nEuropean Mobility Atlas \nMetals for a Green and Digital Europe – An Agenda for Action \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Instituto José Tengarrinha and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/moving-to-the-future-reimagining-urban-mobility-lisbon/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231211T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231211T190000
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SUMMARY:New Mobility: Economy and Employment
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe decarbonisation of mobility is one of the great challenges of the European Union. The transformation it entails is complex and not without its difficulties\, but it can be an opportunity to reactivate the economy and generate employment. The latter is a particularly relevant aspect in maintaining social stability\, especially at a time when populism and the extreme right are on the rise in Europe. \nIn this event\, we seek to analyse the challenges and opportunities of zero-emission mobility in terms of the economy and employment in Spain\, paying special attention to the bicycle sector from a gender perspective. \nThe event is a roundtable open to all those interested in mobility\, especially members of organisations and platforms working on the issue\, government officials\, politicians\, academia\, and civil society associations. Our aim is to raise awareness of the employment opportunities associated with zero-emission transport and to promote the shift towards more sustainable mobility. \nThe event will be held via zoom platform\, requiring prior registration. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of a series of debates entitled “Europe on the Move: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Mobility in the Iberian Peninsula” organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Transición Verde\, Instituto José Tengarrinha\, Fundació Nous Horitzons\, EcoPolítica and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \nThis series of debates aims to foster debate in Portugal and Spain around the future of mobility\, bringing together relevant stakeholders from civil society\, academia and politics to analyse and explore challenges and opportunities for the future of mobility and the Green Deal in Europe. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nAlbert Vilallonga\, geographer and mobility technician at ISTAS (Union Institute for Labour\, Environment and Health). Author of the report on Zero-emission mobility.\nIria Vázquez\, equity coordinator at ConBici\, professor of sociology at the University of Vigo and expert in gender studies.\nPhilipp Cerny\,Transport Policy Consultant. Chief Executive Editor of the EU Mobility Atlas.\nModeration: Pilar Calvo\, board member of Transición Verde and expert in operational security and transportation\n\n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 11th December\, 5:30pm – 7pm CET \nLocation: Online\, via zoom. \nRegistration: Prior registration is required – please register here. The session will be recorded and made available on YouTube. \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be Spanish. \nRecommended reading: European Mobility Atlas \n  \n\nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Fundación Transición Verde and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/europe-on-the-move-new-mobility/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231211T170000
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SUMMARY:Geopolitics of Degrowth in a Conflicted Europe - Global South’s Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nGreen policies that respect planetary boundaries and allow the Global South to develop seem incompatible with unlimited economic growth within the EU. We need a realistic scenario for a future in which we consume more sparingly but live better together.  \nCould a post-growth EU that considerably reduces its ecological footprint with the purpose of freeing up natural resources find partners in the Global South? What should these partnerships entail? \nTo tackle this issue\, the Green European Foundation with the support of BlueLink is organising a webinar focusing on the Global South. Participants will have the opportunity to review and reflect upon the outcomes from expert meetings\, research and interviews\, held across Europe during 2023.  \nWe invite researchers\, activists and policy makers – particularly from the Global South  – with an interest in green policies and geopolitics to present perspectives\, experiences\, analytical or activity reports and to engage in a discussion around the following questions: \n\nHow would it be possible to optimize the possibilities that degrowth offers\, including for democratic flourishing and a safer Europe and world?\nCould a post-growth EU considerably reduce its environmental footprint with the express purpose of freeing up natural resources for the Global South?\nCan the EU hope for strategic partnerships with (democratic) Global South countries\, which are vital for greater security and legitimacy?\nCould a post-growth EU still make a larger contribution to poverty reduction\, global public goods\, tax justice\, legal migration routes\, international climate finance\, and compensation for climate loss and damage?\nCould the older EU members come to terms with their colonial pasts\, and on what conditions? How important is this for the Global South?\nWill exports from Global South suffer if a post-growth EU  reduces its overconsumption of global resources?\nHow much EU’s partnership with the Global South depend on technology transfer?\nWhat role of technology beyond trade\, development\, and climate: is it intertwined with geopolitics?\n\nNot every question has a definitive answer and we promote creativity\, analytical thinking\, and a fresh approaches to the challenge. \n  \nProject Background\nThis event is part of GEF’s project Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe\, which explores the tensions between degrowth/post-growth and geopolitics. The project aims to ignite a conversation between critics of economic growth and progressive thinkers on foreign and security policy\, who now often operate in separate circuits. It aims to find solutions beyond naïve anti-militarism and convenient belief in green growth. Find out more about the project and its findings at geopoliticspostgrowth.eu. \n  \nPracticalities\nThis GEF e-workshop will be held in Zoom by BlueLInk..  \nDate and time: December 11\, 2023 (14:00 UCT / 15:00 CET / 16:00 EET)  \nLanguage: English  \nRegistration: Open to all interested participants\, but please register in advance via this link. Please use the ‘Questions and Comments’ field to specify your scope of interest or proposed intervention. You will receive a confirmation email after registration.  \n  \n\nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation with the support of BlueLink. It will take place online\, in partnership with the Association for Progressive Commnunications and its members.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/geopolitics-of-degrowth-global-souths-perspective/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231204T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
CREATED:20231201T171856Z
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SUMMARY:The metallic core of the energy transition (Porto)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe ecological crisis needs urgent action which brings along its own challenges. One of these challenges is the increasing use of certain materials within the context of the energy transition\, resulting from the need to substitute old technologies with new ones. The shift to such materials increases the demand for metals which are particularly necessary for electricity storage and conductivity.  \nHowever\, mining activities have serious impacts on the environment and local populations. Therefore\, there is a tension that arises between the energy transition and the increasing demand for metals. How can we minimize the demand for metals? How should mining activities be regulated and where should they occur? How can the energy transition be fair?  \nIn this debate we will address these questions and look for possible solutions to make the energy transition fair. Join us!   \nProject background\nThis event is part of “Europe on the Move: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Mobility in the Iberian Peninsula” event series\, which aim to nurture the debate in Portugal and Spain around the future of mobility and the Green Deal\, with a particular eye for the challenges and opportunities for sustainable mobility and how they relate to Iberian realities.  \nSpeakers:\n\nAna Rita Antunes\, Coopérnico \nArtur Patuleia\, E3G \nDiego Marín\, European Environmental Bureau  \n\nPracticalities \nDate and Time: 4th December\, 6:30pm-7:45pm GMT  \nLocation: Avenida Fernão de Magalhães 1147\, Porto   \nLanguage:  The main language of the event will be English.    \nOther useful info: In-person event with further publication of the recording online.  \nRecommended readings\nMetals for a Green and Digital Europe- An Agenda for Action (available in multiple languages\, namely Portuguese)  \nEuropean Mobility Atlas   \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Instituto José Tengarrinha and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-metallic-core-of-the-energy-transition-porto/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231203T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231203T150000
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SUMMARY:Green deal and Beyond II (Skopje)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nIn the face of multiple crises – geopolitical\, climate and energy\, but also the very erosion of Europe’s social fabric by its outdated economic model – what should the Greens bring to the table to ensure that the European Green Deal (EGD) switches to the next gear into a social EGD or EGD 2.0? This session will bring together voices and expertise from politics and civil society to lay bare the flaws and limitations of the current Green Deal and propose the pathways we need to explore to make a Green Deal worthy of its name. \nThe Green Deal is a comprehensive progressive plan to combat the climate disaster while eliminating socio-economic inequalities in the country. The plan is a strategic framework for collective action towards transforming the functioning of the economic and energy system by creating thousands of low-carbon jobs for a better life for all living beings in harmony with nature. The same principles that will apply to EU member states by European Green Deal are mirrored in the region by the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans. \nIn the Green Agenda document regarding the circular economy\, the countries of the Western Balkans will strive to contribute to the protection of the environment and the minimization of the amount of waste generated in the region\, while with a large set of activities to be committed to the depollution of the air\, water and soil. \nIn proposing this project as a transnational project\, we see a huge importance not only in empowering citizens to engage with topics of our interest (climate\, energy\, water\, biodiversity\, health)\, but also in strengthening linkages between the Greens across Europe and engaged citizens\, with the purpose of making them more relevant\, inclusive and connected with social groups and movements. \nGuests and experts from academic and practical backgrounds will share their expertise with the participants and enable an exchange of ideas and concepts. \nOn this event we will discuss with experts\, institutions\, NGOs and activists on the perspectives of the Green Agenda for the WB. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of the Green European Foundation’s project Green deal and Beyond. The first focus of this project is based on proposals of the green family to integrate ambitiously the social dimension\, so to work on a ‘Just Green Deal’. The second level will ‘Go Beyond’ the Green Deal and mobilize future-oriented concepts such as Sustainable Welfare\, related to an Ecological Welfare State and the operational concept of Universal Public Services. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nEwa Sufin Jaquemart\, Strefa Zieleni\, Poland and Board member of GEF\nVanja Djinlev\, Scientific assistant and researcher\, Transdisciplinary Lab (TdLab)\, ETH Zurich\, Switzerland\nZekija Memedova Hristova – speaker and researcher – Association SUNRISE\n\n  \nProgramme \n10:00-12:00 Introduction to GEF projects and research – Ewa Sufin Jaquemart\, Strefa Zieleni\, Poland and Board member of GEF \n10:00-12:00 Green European Deal and Transition of the Energy Sector – Vanja Djinlev\, Scientific assistant and researcher\, Transdisciplinary Lab (TdLab)\, ETH Zurich\, Switzerland \n12:00-12:30 Coffee Break \n12:30-13:30 European Green Deal and Energy Democracy – Zekija Memedova Hristova \n13:30-14:00 Summarizing and conclusions \n14:00-15:00 Lunch and departure \nWorking language: Macedonian\, English \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 3rd December\, 10am-15:00pm CET \nLocation: Skopje \nLanguage:  The main language of the event will be Macedonian \nPlease note this is a closed-doors event. \n  \n\nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-deal-and-beyond-skopje-2/
CATEGORIES:Round Table
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231202T210000
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SUMMARY:Citizens Assemblies in Action (Skopje)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nBoth the climate and energy crises are at their peak across Europe and very often policymakers are required to make quick and short-notice decisions based on the executive power they gained through elections. In many cases the voices and needs of citizens are not properly represented and recognized as it appears that crisis mode does not allow sufficient time nor resources to allow a deeper democratic process. \nCitizen’s assemblies have the potential to empower citizens to engage in a diverse of topics (climate\, energy\, water\, biodiversity\, health)\, but also to strengthening linkages between the Greens across Europe and engaged citizens\, with the purpose of making them more relevant\, inclusive and connected with social groups and movements. \nGuests and experts from academic and practical backgrounds will share their expertise with the participants and enable an exchange of ideas and concepts. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of the Green European Foundation’s project Green deal for All – Citizens Assemblies in Action. The emergence of assemblies across Europe is a symptom which shows that citizens don’t feel sufficiently involved in policy making or decision-making processes that relate to the green transition. Citizen assemblies emerge as a form of civic deliberation to underline the societal dimension of the green transition policies present in the European Green Deal\, to reflect the full spectrum of society and very often to boost local or national decision makers who often don’t have sufficient legitimacy to take more ambitious\, bolder actions. \nThis project aims to increase the knowledge on the work of citizen assemblies\, their methodologies\, successes and failures\, but also to work proactively with them or create the supportive conditions for the emergence of new ones. Not only with the purpose of building public ownership over tough choices to be taken\, but also to democratize climate action across Europe. \n  \nSpeakers\nEwa Sufin Jaquemart\, Strefa Zieleni\, Poland and Board member of GEF \nHristijan Stanoevikj – SUNRISE Association \nVedran Horvat – IPE Croatia – Board member of GEF and Leading partner of GEF project “Citizen’s Assemblies in Action” \nModerator Nevena Georgievska\, O2 Initiative and Independents for Karposh \nProgramme\n13:00-14:00 Registrations and welcome coffee \n14:00-14:20 Introduction of participants \n14:20-14:40 Introduction of Green European Foundation – Ewa Sufin Jaquemart\, Strefa Zieleni\, Poland and Board member of GEF \n14:40-15:10 Introduction to Citizens assemblies – Regional and European experiences\, Hristijan Stanoevikj – SUNRISE Association \n15:10-15:45 Vedran Horvat – IPE Croatia – Board member of GEF and Leading partner of GEF project “Citizen’s Assemblies in Action” \n15:45-16:00 Coffee Break \n16:00-18:00 Networking opportunities in green activism (Informal round table) – Moderator Nevena Georgievska Grad. Engineer\, O2 Initiative and Independents for Karposh \n18:00-21:00 Discussion and Networking Dinner \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 2nd December\, 13am-21:00pm CET \nLocation: Skopje \nLanguage: Macedonian and English \n  \nPlease note this roundtable is a closed event. \n  \n\nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-deal-for-all-skopje/
CATEGORIES:Round Table
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231130T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231130T193000
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SUMMARY:Beyond Electrification: Social and Geopolitical Costs of Lithium
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe growing demand for electrification does not come without its own costs. Environmental\, social and ethical considerations arise when taking into account the impact on local communities. To obtain the necessary resources\, huge extractivist industries threaten to devastate entire regions. How can we resist them? Furthermore\, electrification also poses some serious global issues. Can we move beyond our outdated electricity and mobility model without compromising social justice and the exploitation of the Global South? \nThis session will bring together voices and expertise from politics and civil society to expose the flaws and limitations of the current model of electrification at local\, national and European levels. The aim of the event is to create a dynamic space for debate where we can explore ways to ensure a more sustainable and socially just electrified future. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of a series of debates entitled “Europe on the Move: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Mobility in the Iberian Peninsula” organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Transición Verde\, Instituto José Tengarrinha\, Fundació Nous Horitzons\, EcoPolítica and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \nThis series of debates aims to foster debate in Portugal and Spain around the future of mobility\, bringing together relevant stakeholders from civil society\, academia and politics to analyse and explore challenges and opportunities for the future of mobility and the Green Deal in Europe. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nCatalina Abell (moderator)\, EcoPolitica\, expert in political communication and political processes.\nFlorent Marcellesi\, former-MEP. Federal Co-Spokesperson of Verdes Equo.\nAdriana Espinosa\, Amigas de la Tierra (Friends of the Earth Spain). Responsible for the Area of Natural resources and Waste. Author of the next AdT inform on “Materials for the energetic and digital transition”.\nCatarina Scarrott\, Associação Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso (UDCB) movement. Covas de Barroso is being targeted as a ‘sacrifice zone’ for lithium mining\, and the local population\, represented by the UDCB\, is opposed.\nDiego Marin\, Policy Officer for Raw Materials and Resource Justice\, European Environmental Bureau\n\n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 30th November\, 6pm-7:30pm CEST \nLocation: Online \nLanguage: The main languages of the event will be Spanish and English\, with simultaneous interpretation provided EN<>SP. \nRegistration: Prior registration is required – Please register in advance here. \nRecommended reading: \n\nMetals for a Green and Digital Europe- An Agenda for Action\nEuropean Mobility Atlas\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nThis debates series is organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of\, EcoPolítica and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/beyond-electrification-social-and-geopolitical-costs-of-lithium/
CATEGORIES:Debate,Online event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231130T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231130T160000
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SUMMARY:Energy Security: Green & Just (Ljubljana)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThis conference aims to spark a genuine and inclusive public debate about the future of the energy transition in Slovenia-which must prioritise safety\, environmental sustainability and social equity. Presently\, this debate is significantly influenced by the interests of Slovene energy companies which constrain the narrative in favour of fossil fuel and nuclear energy. In this context\, the conference will explore the pivotal dimensions of energy security and other related energy concerns\, to  envision a Slovenian energy sector that will serve its citizens’ needs and expectations. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nBas Eickhout\, MEP\, Vice-Chair ENVI Committee\, Vice-Chair of Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance in European Parliament\nBenoit Monange\,  Green European Foundation\nDr. Vladimir Prebilič\, Defence Research Centre of Univery of Ljubljana\, Mayor of the Municipality of Kočevje\nKyriaki Metaxa\, Msc\, Coordinator of the Ecology Programme\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung\nPatricia Lorenz\, Global 2000 – Friends of the Earth Austria\nJure Vetršek\, Msc\, Institute for Innovation and Development of University of Ljubljana\nDušan Plut\, PhD\, Geographer and Environmentalist\nUrša Zgojznik\, Co-president of Vesna – Green Party\nZoran Kus\, MSc\, Geographer and Sociologist\n\n  \nProgramme\n9.30 – 10.00 Registration and welcome coffee \n10.00 – 10.15 Welcome and opening remarks \nKLEMEN BELHAR\, Institute of Social Ecology \n10.15 – 11.15     Keynote session \n10.15 – 10.30 Safety and defense of energy infrastructure\, \nDr. VLADIMIR PREBILIČ\, Defence Research Centre of Univery of Ljubljana\, Mayor of the Municipality of Kočevje \n10.30 – 10.45 Energy poverty and energy democracy \nKYRIAKI METAXA\, MSc\, Coordinator of the Ecology Programme\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung \n10.45 – 11.00 Ensuring greater energy security tailored to people and the environment \nJURE VETRŠEK\, MSc\, Institute for Innovation and Development of University of Ljubljana \n11.00 – 11.15 Myths about nuclear energy and renewable energy \nBENOIT MONANGE\,  Green European Foundation \n11.30- 11:45  Break \n11:45-12:45 Strategic approaches to ensuring national energy security \nBAS EICKHOUT\, MEP\, Vice-Chair ENVI Committee\, Vice-Chair of Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance in European Parliament \nHINKO ŠOLINC\, MSc\, Director General of the Directorate for Energy\, Ministry of the Environment\, Climate and Energy \n12.45 – 13.15 Coffee and climate-conscious snack break \n13.15-14.15: PANEL DISCUSSION – Europe’s Energy Future \nBAS EICKHOUT\, MEP\, Vice-Chair of Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance in European Parliament \nROBERT GODINA\, Political advisor on EU Budget control\, Greens / EFA Group in the European Parliament \nPATRICIA LORENZ\, Global 2000 – Friends of the Earth Austria \n14.15-15.30 PANEL DISCUSSION – New nuclear project JEK2 vs. lighting candles – or what are Slovenia’s energy possibilities and opportunities? \nLIDIJA ŽIVČIČ\, PhD\, Focus – Association for Sustainable Development \nURŠA ZGOJZNIK\, Co-president of Vesna – Green Party \nJURE VETRŠEK\, MSc\, Institute for Innovation and Development of the University of Ljubljana \nDUŠAN PLUT\, PhD\, Geographer and Environmentalist \nZORAN KUS\, MSc\, Climate and sustainability crisis expert \n15.30 Closing remarks \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 30th November 2023\, 9:30-16:00 \nLocation: Conference Hall M1\, Cankarjev dom\, Ljubljana (Slovenia) \nLanguage:  The conference will be held in Slovene and English languages. Simultaneous translations to English and Slovenian will be provided for certain panels. \nRegistration: Free entry. No registration needed. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Inštitut za družbeno ekologijo and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/energy-security-green-just/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231127T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231127T210000
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SUMMARY:Challenges for 2024: A fair and Green Economy (Barcelona)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe pandemic may be over but economic instabilities continue. The effects of the war in Ukraine\, high inflation rates\, the energy crisis\, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are just some examples of how the economic and social agenda will be impacted in 2024 in the fight against the climate emergency. \nThe year 2024 represents a change of cycle in Europe and in Spain. We must\, therefore\, define the priorities to move forward towards a green and just transition that allows European citizens make ends meet. \n  \nContext\nGEF’s Green Red Dialogues\, organised with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons\, aim to tackle pressing issues of our time and the challenges Europe faces with an explicit social and green lens. From COVID-19 to the war in Ukraine\, far right resurgence to feminist struggles – these issues tend to reverberate across multiple countries and domains. Through the dialogues\, we connect the red and the green and highlight Southern European perspectives on crucial topics and developments across the continent.  \n  \nSpeakers\n\nJavier Pacheco\, Secretary General of the Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) trade union in Catalonia;\nJoan Herrera\, Lawyer and Director of Environmental Action and Energy of the City Council of El Prat de Llobregat;\nPaola lo Cascio\, Historian and political scientist;\nSílvia Pelegrín\, Economic Justice Campaigner for the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament.\n\n  \nPracticalities\nDate and time: 27th November 2023\, 6PM – 9 PM \nLocation: Espai Assemblea of CCOO (Via Laietana\, 16 Barcelona) \nLanguage: The main languages of this event will be Catalan and Spanish. A video-summary with English subtitles will be available after the event. \nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link.  \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundacio Nous Horitzons and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/challenges-for-2024/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231125T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231125T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
CREATED:20231124T095425Z
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SUMMARY:Far from the Center: Mobility in the Ultra-Periphery (Ponta Delgada)
DESCRIPTION:About\nMobility plays a crucial role in shaping the quality of people’s lives by influencing multiple aspects. To name a few examples\, it determines which jobs people can apply to\, how often they can see relatives and friends\, and the amount of free time they have. It can also amplify prejudice and inequality\, namely those regarding gender\, race and others. The way people move has a huge impact on the environment that should always be taken into consideration. \nWith both wonderful but challenging geography\, the Azores is a good place to discuss these problems as there is much work to be done towards sustainable mobility that works for all. Far from mainland Portugal\, travelling to or from Azores is not affordable to everyone’s pockets; there are inequalities between the islands in the archipelago\, with some having much better connections than others. In this debate\, we seek to address the pressing issues connected to mobility in the ultra-periphery with multiple analytical and geographical lenses. We will bring together diverse perspectives to analyse the challenges and opportunities for mobility on island and in ultra-peripheral contexts\, the impacts of tourism on mobility and how mobility is also a gender issue. Besides the Azorean perspective\, we welcome an international panel with insights from Greece\, Croatia and Spain. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of “Europe On the Move: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Mobility in the Iberian Peninsula”\, which aims to nurture the debate in Portugal and Spain around the future of mobility and the Green Deal\, with a particular eye for the challenges and opportunities for sustainable mobility and how they relate to Iberian realities. \n  \nSpeakers\no            Filipe Roque (moderator) – Councillor of Ponta Delgada\, Portugal \no            Henar Martín – Consultant of Sustainable Mobility in Canarias\, Spain \no            Nikolina Rajkovic – Institute for Political Ecology\, Croatia \no            Rosa Simas – Universidade dos Açores e Universidade Nova de Lisboa\, Portugal \no            Theocharis Tsoutsos – Technical University of Crete\, Greece \n  \nProgramme\n\nIntroduction and presentation of the speakers\n\nFilipe Roque (moderator) – Councillor of Ponta Delgada\, Portugal \n\nMobility on the island: the Azorean case\n\nNikolina Rajkovic – Institute for Political Ecology\, Croatia \n\nThe impact of tourism on mobility\n\nTheocharis Tsoutsos – Technical University of Crete\, Greece \n\nSustainable mobility in and between islands\n\nRosa Simas – Universidade dos Açores e Universidade Nova de Lisboa\, Portugal \n\nA gender perspective on mobility in Azores and its links with sustainability\n\nHenar Martín – Consultant of Sustainable Mobility in Canarias\, Spain \n\nMobility in the ultra-periphery\, the example of Canarias and connection with sustainable mobility\nModerated discussion followed by Q&A\n\n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 25th November\, 15:30pm-17:30pm GMT-1 \nLocation: Anfiteatro VIII\, Universidade dos Açores and Online (streamed on GEF Youtube). \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be Portuguese and English\, with simultaneous interpretation provided EN<>PT. \nRegistration: This is public event; no prior registration is required. \nSocial media event page: Longe do Centro: Mobilidade na Ultraperiferia | Facebook \nRecommended reading: European Mobility Atlas \n  \n  \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Instituto José Tengarrinha and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation
URL:https://gef.eu/event/europe-on-the-move-ponta-delgada/
CATEGORIES:Debate,Hybrid event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231125T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
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SUMMARY:Europe On the Move: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Mobility in the Iberian Peninsula
DESCRIPTION:About\nIn the face of multiple crises – climate and energy\, geopolitical\, cost-of-living – the challenges and opportunities for sustainable mobility are complex and evolving. What implications do these challenges hold for the specific contexts of Portugal and Spain\, within the wider context of the European Green Deal? And how can we safeguard a green and socially just mobility transition? \nBy putting a spotlight on these challenges while fostering a trans-European exchange on best practices\, this event series seeks to nurture the debate in Portugal and Spain around the future of mobility. It seeks to bring together relevant stakeholders from civil society\, academia\, and politics to discuss and explore key questions\, tensions\, and opportunities for the future of mobility and the Green Deal in Europe. \n  \nEvents\nOur debates series will unfold in various locations across Portugal and Spain\, hybrid\, and online formats. \n\n25 November: Far from the Center: Mobility in the Ultra-Periphery (Ponta Delgada\, Azores)\n30 November: Beyond electrification: social and geopolitical costs of lithium (Online)\n4 December: The Metallic Core of the Energy Transition (Porto)\n11 December: New Mobility: Employment and Economy (Online)\n12 December: Moving to the Future: Reimagining Urban Mobility (Lisbon)\n14 December: The Challenges of Metropolitan and Sustainable Mobility (Barcelona)\n\n  \nReading material\nThe project is based on the Heinrich Böll Stiftung European Mobility Atlas\, corresponding Portuguese and Spanish language versions\, and associated booklet\, Present and Future of Mobility in Spain\, and the GEF Metals for a Green and Digital Europe – An Agenda for Action\, and corresponding Portuguese and Spanish language versions. \n  \n\nThis debates series is organised by the Green European Foundation and Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU with the support of Instituto José Tengarrinha\, Transición Verde\, Fundació Nous Horitzons\, EcoPolítica and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/europe-on-the-move/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231123T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231123T210000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
CREATED:20231030T135312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T140204Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Transformations: A Theory Of Degrowth (Leuven)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nProfessor Max Koch (Lund University) presents a new book co-written with Hubert Buch-Hansen and Lana Nesterova. The lecturer introduces the theoretical framework of the book\, zooms in on the role of the (welfare) state in degrowth transformations and presents empirical research results about these processes and corresponding eco-social policies. \nProject background\nThis event is part of the Green European Foundation’s A Just Green Deal for All transnational project. The project aims to provide ideas on how to pave the way for a Green New Deal that is based on a fair and just society and does not leave anyone behind. \nSpeakers\n\nWim Van Lancker (KU Leuven)\nMax Koch (University of Lund)\nDirk Holemans (Oikos Think Tank)\nBianca Luna Fabris (European Trade Union Institute for Research)\n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 23rd November\, 7pm-9pm \nLocation:KU Leuven\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Parkstraat 45\, 3000 Leuven\, 00.113 – Ruth Benedictzaal \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be Dutch and English. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/book-presentation-deep-transformations/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231118T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231118T211500
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CREATED:20231117T104040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240517T145452Z
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SUMMARY:How Can Greens and Progressives Influence NATO? (Örebro)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nGreen and progressive parties across Europe have historically held a sceptical view towards NATO\, with many deeming such a military alliance incompatible with disarmament and a shift towards non-military solutions to international conflicts.   \nYet with Sweden next in line to join NATO\, there is a need to reckon with and respond to the current political reality\, without losing track of the underlying values that guide our peace and security stances.  \nTo contribute to this crucial European debate\, GEF commissioned a report\, with the support of Cogito\, that maps out stances towards NATO across Europe\, but more importantly explores how greens and progressives can influence NATO in line with their own visions and priorities.    \nParticipants at this seminar will receive copies of the working paper and discuss its findings\, guided by insights and reactions from our expert panel.  \n\nProject background\nWith a focus on the Eastern flank of Europe\, the 2022-2023 debates series seeks to enrich green and political ecology discourse. The series aim to provide spaces to hear the voices of green actors\, peace and security experts\, as well as partners from different regions. With the support of Cogito\, GEF is delving specifically into the question of NATO and anchoring the green movement’s debates on this topic within its many historical and geographical dimensions.  \n\nSpeakers\n\nBodil Valero – former Green MEP\, G100 Global Chair on Security and Defence  \nHenrik Jalalian – Director of Swedish green think tank Cogito \nJacob Risberg – Green MP and international spokesperson \nSien Hasker – Programme Manager at the Green European Foundation \n\n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: November 18th (20:30 – 21:15 CET)  \nLocation: Olof Palmes Torg 1\, 702 22 Örebro. Room: Mältaren  \nLanguage: Swedish (with brief introductory remarks in English)    \n\nThis seminar is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Cogito and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  
URL:https://gef.eu/event/how-can-greens-and-progressives-influence-nato-orebro/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231118T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231118T170000
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SUMMARY:Ecopolis: Fair(er) Futures Festival (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:Context:\nHope is something you need to deserve\,” writes Greta Thunberg in The Climate Book. That’s why ECOPOLIS 2023 takes on the challenge of igniting hopeful activism. How do you turn concern or anxiety about the climate crisis into commitment? How to find a middle ground between naiveté and defeatism? \n\nAbout the event:\n\n\nEcopolis is the day to meet people who care about a sustainable future. Because ecological challenges know no national or linguistic borders\, Ecopolis is diverse\, international and interactive. Ecopolis invites Belgian and international authors to debate the transition towards a socio-ecological society. Inspiring books\, documentaries and debates between writers\, academics and civil society thinkers about ecology\, economy and society are at the heart of Ecopolis \n\n\nThis year the festival brings together different actors from the political\, cultural and social environment to discuss this years focus topic\, cooperation for a fair – fairer future as core value. This means tackling the conflicts rooted by competition as basic organisational principle on the individual and economic level. Cooperation is understood as cooperation between movements and allyships\, the cooperation between countries and the Global South and Global North\, as well as the development of commons\, such as housing and energy cooperatives. \nSpeakers\n\nKim Stanley Robinson\, novelist\nStephanie Collingwoode Williams\, activist in climate justice and anti-racist movements\nGeert Buelens\, poet\nJessica den Outer\, author and activists for the Rights of Nature\nPeter Bosmans\n\n\nProgramme:\nThe festival runs from 10:30 to 21:00\, offering different parallel activities\, such as panel discussions\, workshops or thematic walks around the city. This years programme highlights three different themes\, each shedding light on the ecological crisis in a different way. \nThe first one is Facts and/or fiction. Does knowing more about climate help us make the right decisions? Where can we gain this knowledge from? Can politics and our personal lives also play a role?  How can fiction help bring about our hope and a sense of responsibility? Are these questions on your mind too? In this programme item\, you will take part in conversations\, a walk and performances with a host of scientists and readers (you\, for instance) and share inspiration. \nIn the series of activities under the umbrella of How to\, you will get your hands dirty: come screen printing\, pimp your clothes and cycle around in the city visiting places full of hope. Engage with real doers on energy sharing\, fair fashion and housing cooperatives. Discover how to transform your own commitment into collective action in your daily life. The debate is open! \nIn the third theme named The Power of Change you will learn how history shows that a better society does not happen by itself and learn in different workshops wat are the deep conflicts and challenges we are facing today.  It comes from sustained action by committed people. It took decades of social struggles to bring about the welfare state. Today\, many are pushing for a quality society for all. \nLearn more about the schedule of the programme and speakers. \n\nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: 18 November\, 10:30 – 21:00 \nLocation: Muntpunt\, Pl. de la Monnaie 6\, 1000 Bruxelles (some events\, such as walks\, happen at different locations\, you can find them indicated in the programm) \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be Dutch\, English and French\, with simultaneous interpretation provided EN<>NL<>FR for some sessions \nGet your tickets here!  \n  \n  \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/ecopolis-2023/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231117T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231118T193000
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SUMMARY:Europejski Zielony Uniwersytet 2023
DESCRIPTION:O WYDARZENIU\nPo sukcesie pierwszej edycji\, Europejski Zielony Uniwersytet powraca! W dniach 17-18 listopada 2023 r. na zaproszenie Green European Foundation\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw\, fundacji Strefa Zieleni i organizacji Ostra Zieleń w Warszawie spotkają się aktywiści i aktywistki\, politycy i polityczki oraz eksperci i ekspertki z całej Europy\, by podjąć próbę budowania mostów w najważniejszych kwestiach ekologiczno – społecznych na szczeblu krajowym i europejskim. Dołącz do nas\, by uczestniczyć w debatach na najbardziej palące tematy\, pogłębić swoją wiedzę i poznać osoby\, którym bliska jest zrównoważona\, zielona Europa. \nW kontekście wielu trwających obecnie kryzysów i wybiegając w przyszłość do 2024 r. jako roku kluczowego dla Europy\, chcemy skupić się na trzech głównych obszarach tematycznych: \nSprawiedliwa transformacja (w kontekście wdrażania Euopejskiego Zielonego Ładu)\nPokój i bezpieczeństwo\nOdporność systemu i trwałość instytucji demokratycznych \nPoprzez warsztaty i debaty na zielone tematy oraz sesje networkingowe European Green Academy pozwoli na zdobycie wiedzy\, kompetencji i umiejętności niezbędnych do działania zarówno na poziomie lokalnym jak i europejskim. EGA umożliwi wszystkim obecnym i potencjalnym członkom i członkiniom zielonej rodziny nawiązać kontakty\, poznać nowe inicjatywy oraz odkryć ważne tematy i możliwości angażowania się w zielonych ruchach! \n  \nŚcieżki tematyczne\n  Sprawiedliwa transformacja / Społeczny wymiar Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu \n  Pokój i  Bezpieczeństwo \n  Odporność demokratyczna \n  \nProgram\nPiątek\, 17 listopada\n \n\n\n\n\n14:00-14:10  \n\n\n⊷OTWARCIE\n\n\n\n14:00-14:10 \n\n⊷CONNECT\n\n\n\n15:00-15:30 \n\nOTWIERAJĄCY  KEYNOTE\n[EN & PL]\n\n\n\n15:30-17:00 \n\n◉SESJA PLENARNA [EN & PL]\nOdporność Demokratyczna & Pokój i Bezpieczeństwo\n\n\n\n \n●～●～●～●\n\n\n 17:15-18:45 \n\nSESJE RÓWNOLEGŁE\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  Zielone spojrzenie na Pokój i Bezpieczeństwo) \n[EN & PL]\n  Warsztat: Planowanie strategiczne [EN]\n W stronę zrównoważonego rozwoju miast: Ekonomia Obwarzanka w praktyce [EN]\n\n Education  in rule of law and human rights [EN] \n\n\n\n19:00– 21:00 \n\nKOLACJA NETWORKINGOWA\n\n\n\n\n \nSobota\, 18 listopada\n  \n\n\n\n09:00-09:30\n\n⊷ CONNECT\n\n\n\n\n09:30 – 11:00 \n\n\n◉SESJA PLENARNA\nBezpieczeństwo i Odporność demokratyczna (w kontekście krajów Europy Centralnej i Wschodniej) [EN & PL] \n\n\n\n\n11:00-11:30 \n\n\nPRZERWA\n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 13:00 \n\n\nSESJE RÓWNOLEGŁE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Digital organizing – to win and grow [EN]\n◉Budowanie pokoju w praktyce [EN & PL]\n\n The Gender Dimension of the Energy Transition [EN] \n\n\n\n13:00-14:30\n\nLUNCH\n\n\n\n\n14:30 – 15:30 \n\nWarsztat wystąpień publicznych [PL]\n\n◉Wybory w Polsce – refleksje i analiza [EN & PL] \n\n\n\n\n15:45 – 17:15 \n\n\n\nSESJE RÓWNOLEGŁE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ◉Inna Polityka: Zielone przywództwo i Wybory Europejskie  2024 \n[EN & PL]\nWyzwania migracyjne w Europie [EN]\n\n Youth Visions on a Just Transition of European Labour Markets [EN] \n\n\n\n\n17:30 – 18:30 \n\n\nZAKOŃCZENIE\n\n\n\n\n\nNajważniejsze informacje\n\n\nData: 17-18 listopada 2023 \nLokalizacja: Centrum Konferencyjne West Gate (Warszawa) \nJęzyki: Angielski i Polski \nRejestracja: Rejestracja na wydarzenie została zakończona. Dziękujemy za wszystkie zgłoszenia! \n\nW razie pytań prosimy o kontakt mailowy pod adresem: alina.zmuda@gef.eu \nOpłata solidarnościowa\n\nPomóż nam wspierać aktywistów i aktywistki z niedostatecznie reprezentowanych środowisk! \nPonieważ nie każdy może pozwolić sobie na udział w Akademii\, wprowadziliśmy opłatę solidarnościową dla uczestników\, którzy mają możliwość kontrybuowania we wspólnych kosztach. Zachęcamy do wpłacania dowolnej kwoty (30 EUR – 120 EUR)\, aby wesprzeć uczestnictwo osób z niedostatecznie reprezentowanych środowisk\, a także pokryć koszty wyżywienia w Akademii. Z góry dziękujemy za pomoc! \n\nKliknij tutaj aby wpłacić opłatę solidarnościową.\n\n\nPrelegentki i prelegenci\nOPENING KEYNOTE: \n\nYamina Saheb\, współautorka raportów IPCC\, działaczka kampanii przeciwko Energy Charter Treaty\nHanna Machińska\, Former Commissioner for Human Rights\nJoanna Talewicz- Prezeska fundacji “W Stronę Dialogu”\n Melanie Vogel\, Współprzewodnicząca\, European Green Party\n\nPIERWSZA SESJA PLENARNA \n\nGwendoline Delbos Corfield\, Członkini Parlamentu Europejskiego\, Greens/EFA\nSofia Oliynyk\, Koordynatorka Programu Wsparcia Demokracji i Bezpieczeństwa\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Kyiv\nMichael Keating\, Durektor Wykonawczy\, European Institute of Peace\nLuiza Bialasiewicz\, Profesorka European governance\, Universytet Amsterdamski\nChristina Kessler\, Członkini Komitetu Wykonawczego\, Federation of Young European Greens\n\nDRUGA SESJA PLENARNA \n\nNicolae Ștefănuță\, Członek Parlamentu Europejskiego\, Greens/EFA\nSenada Šelo Šabić\, Senior Research Fellow\, Institute for Development and International Relations\nMałgorzata Tracz\, posłanka na Sejm RP\,  Partia Zieloni\nAgnieszka Bryc\, Assistant Professor\, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika\nYevheniia Bryhinets\, Executive Committee Member\, Cooperation and Development Network\n\nZAMYKAJĄCY KEYNOTE \n\nAlice Stollmeyer\, Załpżycielka i Dyrektorka Wykonawcza\, Defend Democracy \nJúlia Boada-Danés\, Członkini Parlamentu Hiszpanii\nAgata Meysner\, Prezeska Generation Climate Europe\n\nDowiedz się więcej tutaj. \n\n\nWydarzenie organizowane jest przez Green European Foundation we współpracy z Fundacją Strefa Zieleni i Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warszawa oraz dzięki wsparciu finansowym Parlamentu Europejskiego dla Green European Foundation.  \nUczestników Europejskiego Zielonego Uniwersytetu wsparły finansowo: European Green Party\, International Bureau of Groenlinks\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Kyiv\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Warsaw\, Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-academy-2023-pl-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231117T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231118T193000
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SUMMARY:European Green Academy 2023
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nClick here  to access the information about the event in polish or check our Facebook event. \nKlliknij tutaj\, aby zobaczyć więcej informacji po polsku lub sprawdź nasze wydarzenie na Facebooku. \nAfter a successful first edition\, the European Green Academy opens its doors for the second time this autumn! From 17-18 November 2023\, the Green European Foundation together with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw\, Strefa Zieleni\, and Ostra Zielen will invite diverse green actors\, activists\, politicians\, and academics from all over Europe to explore salient green issues and build bridges between national and European-level debates.  \nIn the context of the current polycrisis and looking ahead to 2024 as a pivotal year for Europe\, this year the Academy will address three key themes:  Democratic Resilience\, Peace & Security and the Social Dimension of the Green Deal.   \nVia a diverse range of formats\, including workshops\, training\, plenary debates\, and networking activities\, the European Green Academy seeks to equip participants with knowledge and skills\, the ability to link national green ideas and debates to the European sphere\, and to make new connections to further their involvement in the green movement.  \nRead about last year’s edition here. \n  \nKey Themes\n  Peace & Security \n  Democratic Resilience \n Social dimension of the Green Deal \n◉Livestreamed sessions \n  \nProgramme\nRooms: Bruskela\, Berlin\, Rzym\, Lizbona\,  Madryt\, Paryż \n  \nFriday 17 November\n  \n\n\n\n\n14:00-14:10   \n\n\nOPENING\nFoyer \n\n\n\n\n14:00-15:00 \n\n\n⊷CONNECT (EN & PL)\nFoyer \n\n\n\n\n15:00-15:30  \n\n\n◉ OPENING KEYNOTE (EN & PL)\nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym  \n\n\n\n\n15:30-17:00  \n\n\n◉ PLENARY (EN & PL)\nDemocracy and Security: Avoiding a Tale of Two Europes (EN & PL) \nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n●～●～●～● \n\n\n\n\n 17:15-18:45  \n\n\nPARALLEL SESSIONS\n\n\n\n\nGreen Visions on Peace and Security (EN & PL) \n  \nBruksela \n Strategic Planning in Social Activism (EN) \n  \nBerlin\nImplementation of the Doughnut Economics  in cities (EN) \nRzym\n How to Build and Strengthen Civil Society (EN) \n  \nLizbona + Madryt\n\n\n\n19:00– 21:00  \n\n\nNETWORKING DINNER\nFoyer  \n\n\n\n\n  \nSaturday 18 November\n  \n\n\n\n\n09:00-09:30 \n\n\n⊷  CONNECT \nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym \n\n\n\n09:30 – 11:00 \n\n\n◉PLENARY (EN)\nSecurity and Democratic Resilience (Central and Eastern Europe) \nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym  \n\n\n\n\n11:00-11:30 \n\n\nBREAK\n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 13:00 \n\n\nPARALLEL SESSIONS\n\n\n\n\nDigital Organising – to Win and Grow (EN) \nRzym\n◉Pathways to Peace in Times of Crisis  (EN & PL) \nBruksela \n\nThe Gender Dimension of the Energy Transition (EN) \nLizbona + Madryt \n\n\n\n\n13:00-14:30 \n\n\nLUNCH \n\n\n\n  \n14:30 – 15:30 \n\n\nPublic Speaking Training (PL) \nRzym\n\n◉ Insider Perspectives on the Polish Elections  (EN & PL) \nBruksela + Berlin \n\n\n\n\n15:45 – 17:15 \n\n\nPARALLEL SESSIONS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ◉A Different Politics: Green Leadership and the 2024 EU Elections (EN) \nBruksela + Berlin \n\n Migration Challenges : Current and Future Pathways for Policies and Practice (EN)  \n  \nLizbona + Madryt \n\nYouth Visions on a Just Transition of European Labour Markets (EN) \n Rzym \n\n\n\n17:30 – 18:30\n\n◉CLOSING (EN & PL)\nBruksela + Berlin + Rzym  \n\n\n\n\n  \nPracticalities\nDate: 17-18 November 2023 \nLocation: Centrum Konferencyjne West Gate (Warsaw\, Poland) \nLanguage: English and Polish.  \nRegistration deadline: Please  note: Registrations are now closed. For any late registration requests\, please contact alina.zmuda@gef.eu. \nFor questions or more information\, contact alice.hubbard@gef.eu. \n  \nSolidarity Fee\nHelp us get activists from underrepresented backgrounds to the European Green Academy! \nAs not everyone can afford to attend the academy\, we’ve put in place an optional solidarity fee for participants who have the means to contribute in solidarity with others. By paying the solidarity fee (30 EUR – 120 EUR)\, you’re supporting young activists from underrepresented backgrounds or those who can’t afford to travel to Warsaw for the Academy. Please note\, if GEF sponsors your accommodation and/or travel\, this fee is obligatory. Click here to pay a solidarity fee (please note that the previous link is not the official registration page; registrations at the bottom of this page). \n\nMeet our key speakers\nOPENING KEYNOTE: \n\nYamina Saheb\, IPCC author\, campaigner against the Energy Charter Treaty\, and advocate of decolonising global governance\nHanna Machińska\, Former Commissioner for Human Rights\nJoanna Talewicz- President\, the W Stronę Dialogu Foundation\n Melanie Vogel\, Co-Chair\, European Green Party  \n\nPLENARY I \n\nGwendoline Delbos Corfield\, MEP Greens/EFA\nSofia Oliynyk\,Program Coordinator\, Democracy Support and Human Security Program\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Kyiv\nMichael Keating\, Executive Director\, European Institute of Peace\nLuiza Bialasiewicz\, Professor of European governance\, University of Amsterdam\nChristina Kessler\, Executive Committee Member\, Federation of Young European Greens\nLaurent Standaert\, Political Director of the Green European Foundation (moderator)\n\nPLENARY II \n\nNicolae Ștefănuță\, MEP Greens/EFA\nSenada Šelo Šabić\, Senior Research Fellow\, Institute for Development and International Relations\nMałgorzata Tracz\,Member of Sejm\,  Partia Zieloni\nAgnieszka Bryc\, Assistant Professor\, Nicolaus Copernicus University\nYevheniia Bryhinets\, Executive Committee Member\, Cooperation and Development Network\nAdam Reichardt\, Director of New Eastern Europe (moderator)\n\nCLOSING KEYNOTE \n\nJúlia Boada-Danés\, Member of Spanish Parliament (Sumar)\nAlice Stollmeyer\, Executive Director\, Defend Democracy \nAgata Meysner\, President\, Generation Climate Europe\n\nLearn more about them here. \n  \nAcknowledgments\nThe following organisations sponsored the attendance of participants to the European Green Academy: European Green Party\, International Bureau of Groenlinks\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Kyiv\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Warsaw\, Westminster Foundation for Democracy. \n  \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the Fundacja Strefa Zieleni\, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Warsaw and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  \n  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-academy-2023-2/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Networking event
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231111T190000
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SUMMARY:Green deal and Beyond (Skopje)
DESCRIPTION:About\nThe European Green Deal (EGD) is a comprehensive plan to combat the climate crisis while eliminating socio-economic inequalities. This package of policy initiatives aims to transform our economic and energy system through collective action. \nThe Green Agenda for the Western Balkans reflects the same principles as the EGD for EU member states: In line with the EGD measures\, Western Balkans countries will work towards environmental protection\, waste reduction\, and the decontamination of air\, water\, and soil.  In this event\, we will discuss with experts\, NGOs and activists the perspectives of the development of the Green Agenda in the Western Balkans. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of the Green European Foundation’s project Green deal and Beyond. The first focus of this project is based on proposals of the green family to integrate ambitiously the social dimension\, so to work on a ‘Just Green Deal’. The second level will ‘Go Beyond’ the Green Deal and mobilize future-oriented concepts such as Sustainable Welfare\, related to an Ecological Welfare State and the operational concept of Universal Public Services. \n  \nAgenda\n12.00 – 12.30 Welcome coffee and registration12.30– 15.00 Roundtable discussion on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans and the European Green Deal15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break15.30 – 17.30 Conclusions and recommendations from the participants followed by individual speeches17.30 – 18.00 Break18.00 Dinner and discussion \nmoderated by Hristijan Stanoevikj\, ASSED Sunrise \n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 11th November\, 12pm- 19pm CET \nLocation: Skopje \nLanguage:  The main language of the event will be Macedonian \nPlease note this roundtable is a closed event. \n  \n\nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-deal-and-beyond-skopje/
CATEGORIES:Round Table
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231111T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231111T140000
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SUMMARY:GEF at the European Forum (Madrid)
DESCRIPTION:  \nAbout the event\nThe European Forum is a unique space for the left\, greens and progressives to come together. This event allows like-minded political foundations to organise debates and discussions on key social and green topics. Within this context and in collaboration with Transform! Europe and FEPS\, GEF is organising two workshops on 11 November. \nGEF’s role in the European Forum will draw from our Knowledge Community: the Future of the EU’s Energy Project and our work on Post- and Degrowth. \n  \nProgramme\n9:30-11:30 The Role of the State   \nForging a socio-ecological welfare state defined by wellbeing within planetary boundaries could be the chance to face the polycrisis. Indeed\, our welfare states should ensure universal access to high-quality essential services such as clean\, affordable and energy-efficient housing and mobility\, as well as strengthened social protection systems that mitigate the devastating consequences of climate change and environmental degradation. A new socio-ecological state would have a responsibility in enabling policy frameworks so citizens everywhere can take into their stride the new challenges brought about by digital breakthroughs and the climate crisis. By implementing social policies that tackle socio-economic inequalities\, reduce our carbon emissions and limit our environmental impact\, socio-ecological welfare states stand the chance to improve people’s quality of life and strengthen their resilience to shocks.  \n  \n12:00-14:00 The Climate Dimension of the Future of the EU’s Energy Project \nThe current EU energy framework showed its weaknesses over the past couple of years – amidst crises. These uncovered problems with fossil fuel resource dependency\, as well as with dependences on single countries as such. They showed the missing links between EU energy policy and security/geopolitics. The polycrisis also showed the lack of social safeguards and consideration in the EU and MS energy policy\, it showed that the democracy dimension has been too much underlit\, and above all – it clearly showed that\, if the EU had doubled down on its clean energy transition a decade earlier\, it would have been much more resilient to what it is experiencing today.  Mitigating and adapting to climate change is in other words not solely extremely important in terms of avoiding climate damage and emergency\, but also has positive spillover effects on energy security\, and if done rightly on the social and democratic dimension of energy. So why isn’t it going faster? Panelists will be asked how to speed up the EU’s clean transition\, zooming in as well on the existing stumbling blocks and cross-cutting policy areas.  \n  \nSpeakers\nThe Role of the State   \n\n (Moderated by Kevin Le Merle\, FEPS) \nDiego Lopez Garrido\, Former Secretary of State for the European Union in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation \nCornelia Hildebrandt\, co-president Transform ! Europe \nLéa Das Neves Bicho\, Political adviser to MEP Lamberts \nAjda Pistotnik\, Co-founder and Director\, Policy Lab (Slovenia) \nMarta Iglesias Lopéz\, International Action Director\, Movimiento Por La Paz \n\n The Climate Dimension of the Future of the EU’s Energy Project \n\n(Moderated by Taube Van Melkebeke\, GEF) \nDavide Panzeri\, ECCO\, Italian think tank on climate change \nEva García Sempere\, Environmental activists\, former MP and energy transition expert \nKevin Le Merle\, Analyst at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies\, FEPS \nSean Currie\, Co-spokesperson Federation of Young European Greens \n\n  \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 11th November \nLocation: Madrid \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be English\, Spanish and French. \nYou can read the full programme here. For more info\, get in touch with Taube Van Melkebeke \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of with Transform! Europe \, FEPS and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-forum-23/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231108T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231108T220000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
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SUMMARY:How Can Greens and Progressives Influence NATO?
DESCRIPTION:About the event: \nGreen and progressive parties across Europe have historically held a sceptical view towards NATO\, with many deeming such a military alliance incompatible with disarmament and a shift towards non-military solutions to international conflicts.   \nThe Russian war of aggression against Ukraine shifted some of these stances\, prompting extensive internal and external debates within the green movement\, particularly in Western and Northern Europe. These debates have cast a light on the desperate need for a green and progressive policy path within security and defence issues\, and revealed gaps that exist within green and progressive parties’ positions on military defence.   \nTo contribute to this crucial European debate\, GEF commissioned a report with the support of Cogito that maps out stances towards NATO across Europe\, explores how Greens and progressives can influence NATO\, and asks specific questions around topics like nuclear disarmament or focusing on European defence cooperation instead.   \nThis webinar will present some key findings of the working paper\, and discuss these questions further with a panel of interviewees.    \nProject background: \nWith a focus on the Eastern flank of Europe\, the 2022-2023 debates series seeks to enrich green and political ecology discourse. The series aim to provide spaces to hear the voices of green actors\, peace and security experts\, as well as partners from different regions. With the support of Cogito\, GEF is delving specifically into the question of NATO and anchoring the green movement’s debates on this topic within its many historical and geographical dimensions.  \nSpeakers:\n\nJacob Risberg\, Miljöpartiet de gröna \nAtte Harjanne\, Vihreät  \nMerle Spellerberg\, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen \nAndrés Ingi\, Píratar \nModerated by Sarah Bitamazire (report author) \n\nPracticalities: \nDate and Time: November 8th (20:30 – 22:00 CET)  \nLanguage: English    \nRegistration: This is an online event\, please register in advance via this link.  \n\nThis webinar is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Cogito and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/how-can-greens-and-progressives-influence-nato/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Green Perspectives on European Security
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nDespite the ideals and the efforts of several generations to stop wars\, the reality is that armed conflicts are still ravaging societies worldwide. Besides the most brutal war affecting the youth in Europe\, the Russian invasion of Ukraine\, armed conflicts continue to rise in South Caucasus\, Turkey\, and the Balkans. While the Green movement is rooted in non-violence and pacifism\, it’s also vaguely defined and understood within and outside the Green movement. These principles are also easier to defend in peaceful times. However\, these conflicts and the aspects of life (such as energy\, infrastructure\, food\, housing) once again remind us that we need to have a better definition of non-violence\, pacifism\, peace\, security\, and stability. During this Study Session\, the green youth of Europe will consider these issues and discuss them with the experts directly working on and around the impacts of these conflicts on energy security\, digital security\, propaganda\, media\, freedom of speech\, and civil society activities. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is a part of Green European Foundation’s Green Visions on European Security project\, which aims to explore how the Greens could adopt the necessary tools to understand contemporary conflicts and develop mechanisms to anticipate\, respond\, and terminate them. By facilitating a frank discussion on key tension points and vacuums\, across historical\, geographical\, and national sensitivities\, and with political ecology values at its core\, GEF and its partners contribute to the green movement’s reflections and anchoring of an updated vision on security and defence. \n  \nProgramme and Speakers:\n10:00 – 11:30      Session on Energy Security \n\nOlena Rutkovska – project manager for Ukrainian NGO Khmelnitsky Energy Cluster\nMorgan Henley – EU heating sector decarbonisation campaigner at Bankwatch\n\n12:00 – 13:30     Session on Democracy & Civil Society in Ensuring Security \n\nBalin Mikola – research fellow at the Democracy Institute of Central European University\n\n15:00 – 16:30    Workshop on Media Security & Propaganda \n\nIryna Zemlyana – media expert at the Institute for Mass Information\n\n17:00 – 18:30    Session on Digital Security \n\nAnastasiya Zhyrmont – campaigner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Access Now\n\n20:30 – 22:00  Forum on Sharing Experiences \n  \nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: 27th October (10:00-22:00) \nLocation: European Youth Center Budapest \nLanguage:  The main language of the event will be English. \nRegistration: Registration is now closed\, but links will be provided for the streams of some sessions. \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, as well as the Federation of Young European Greens and the European Youth Centre Budapest. It is organised with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-perspectives-on-european-security/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231026T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231026T193000
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SUMMARY:Anticipating the Climate Collapse (Barcelona)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe future we predicted is unfolding before us. Devastating climate changes have resulted from pushing the planet to unprecedented limits. We must continue to fight to reverse the effects we have\, unfortunately\, already provoked. But in the meantime\, we are living with climate changes that are here to stay. What can we do about it? How can we fight increasingly hot summers in our cities? How can we ensure the protection of the natural environment\, so that deforestation and mistreatment do not continue? How can we live comfortably without damaging natural and energy resources? What can we do to ensure that our children live in a less polluted environment? How can we help young people who suffer from climate anxiety? How can we continue fighting and prevent ourselves from succumbing to inaction and helplessness? \nContext\nGEF’s Green Red Dialogues\, organised with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons\, aim to tackle pressing issues of our time and the challenges Europe faces with an explicit social and green lens. From COVID-19 to the war in Ukraine\, far right resurgence to feminist struggles – these issues tend to reverberate across multiple countries and domains. Through the dialogues\, we connect the red and the green and highlight Southern European perspectives on crucial topics and developments across the continent.  \nSpeakers\n\nFrancesc Mauri – Weather Forecaster\nJúlia Boada – Member of the Spanish Congress\, former Political Advisor to the European Greens\,\nLlorenç Serrano – Just Transition manager (CCOO Catalonia)\nMercè Conangla– Psychologist\n\nPracticalities\nDate and time: Thursday\, December 15th\, 18:00 – 19:30  \nLocation: Espai Assemblea of CCOO (Via Laietana\, 16 Barcelona) \nLanguage: The main languages of this event will be Catalan and English. \nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link.  \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundacio Nous Horitzons and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/anticipate-climate-collapse/
CATEGORIES:Debate
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231019T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231022T190000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
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SUMMARY:Congress of Young Europeans 2023
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nDuring this Congress\, selected participants from all over Europe will have a chance to come together in Thessaloniki\, a vibrant and culturally rich city to work together\, voice their concerns and put forward their own solutions for a more just Europe\, ahead of the 2024 European elections. \nThe main theme of this year’s Congress of Young Europeans is independent living a defining struggle and battle of this generation that ranges from chasing for basic care and mental health to affordable housing\, from gender rights and to good working conditions\, from equality all the way to political underrepresentation. A young person has the right to all of these things\, to afford building a life for themselves\, independently. \nThe Congress\, entitled “Independence Days”\, will focus on the role of youth in shaping their future in Europe. Selected participants will reflect on widespread reality for young people all over Europe\, explore the interlinking challenges across different regions\, and propose forward-thinking solutions that reflect young European’s needs in the political debate. \nParticipants will take part in hands-on workshops with high-level speakers discussing topics such as the cost of living\, youth mobilization and resilience. Beyond the topical sessions\, participants are invited to use this event as a platform to facilitate their own session\, by presenting their own initiatives related to the topics. \n  \nPracticalities\nDate: 19 -22 October 2023 \nLocation: Thessaloniki\, Greece. \nLanguage:  English \nFormat: In-person event \nPlease note that applications for this event are now closed. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Heinrich Böll Foundation – Thessaloniki Office\, Young European Greens (FYEG) and the Green European Foundation (GEF) with the financial support of the European Parliament to Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/congress-of-young-europeans-23/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231017T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231017T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
CREATED:20230927T164428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T150951Z
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SUMMARY:The Geopolitics of Degrowth (London)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nCan the UK and the European Union be the first to renounce economic growth but still be global players? What are the tensions\, as well as important synergies\, in trying to bring about such a transition of our economic systems and international relations at the same time? \nThis event brings together leading academic and political voices to consider how we might transform our economy away from one predicated on growth\, and what this means for our diplomatic and trade relations\, as well as defense policy\, arms control\, and the threats posed by current and future conflicts\, including in Ukraine. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of GEF’s project Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe\, which explores the tensions between degrowth/post-growth and geopolitics. The project aims to ignite a conversation between critics of economic growth and progressive thinkers on foreign and security policy\, who now often operate in separate circuits. It aims to find solutions beyond naïve anti-militarism and convenient belief in green growth. Find out more about the project and its findings at geopoliticspostgrowth.eu. \n\nSpeakers\n\nCasper Wits – Lecturer in East Asian Studies\, Leiden University\nFrank Meeussen – Diplomatic Advisor to Belgian Deputy-Prime Minister George Gilkinet\, Ecolo\nGabriela Cabana-Alvear – Transdisciplinary scholar and degrowth researcher\, London School of Economics\nMarissa Conway – CEO\, United Nations Association UK\nProf. Peter Newell – Professor of International Relations\, University of Sussex\n\n  \nProgramme:\n15:00 – 15:30    Arrivals and welcome (London venue) \nIntroductions from UK-UNA\, Green House and the Green European Foundation \n15:30 – 16:30    Session 1: How will a degrowth agenda impact on international relations? \n\nCasper Wits: China-Europe relationships – what will the future look like?\nGabriela Cabana-Alvear: The EU-Chile trade agreement – a degrowth perspective\nProf: Peter Newell: Steering away from extractivism\n\nShort presentations followed by panel discussion. \n16:30 – 16:45    Break \n16:45 – 17:45     Session 2: Defence policy in a post-growth world \n\nFrank Meeussen: Arms control as a condition for a post-growth world\nMarissa Conway: Shifting away from Militarism.\n\nShort presentations followed by panel discussion. \n17:45 – 18:00    Closing discussion \n  \nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: October 17th\, 15:00 – 18:00 BST (UK time). \nLocation: This is a hybrid event. You can join online via Zoom or in person at the United Nations Association of the UK – 3 Whitehall Court\, London\, United Kingdom. \nLanguage:  English \nRegistration: Please register in advance via this form. Registration is required both for online and in person participants. Spots in the venue are limited\, so register quickly and do notify us if you can no longer make it\, via events@greenhousethinktank.org. \n\n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green House Think Tank and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-geopolitics-of-degrowth/
CATEGORIES:Hybrid event,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231014T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231015T120000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
CREATED:20231009T105053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T115117Z
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SUMMARY:Citizen Assemblies in action (Brijuni)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nIn this study trip\, participants will explore the broad definition of citizen assemblies and how they can contribute to a vivid and active democracy. Guests and experts from academic and practical backgrounds will share their expertise with the participants and enable an exchange of ideas and concepts. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nIgor Vidačak\, Faculty of political sciences (Zagreb)\nGesa Maschowski (Bonn4Future Climate Forums)\nMicheal O’ Cinneide(Galway)\nIgor Bajok(Rijeka)\nDamir Kapidžić\, University of Political Sciences Sarajevo\nJovana Timotijević\, Ministry of Space\nVujo Ilić\, University of Belgrade\n\n\nProgramme\n\nSaturday October 14\n09:30 Igor Vidačak\, Faculty of political sciences (Zagreb) -”Relevance\, innovations and impact of deliberative citizen engagement models and methods” \n10:30 Gesa Maschowski (Bonn)-”Bonn4Future Climate Forums” (online) \n11:30 Coffee break \n12:00 Micheal O’ Cinneide(Galway)-”Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss in Ireland process and outcomes” \n13:00 Igor Bajok(Rijeka)-”Citizens‘ Assembly in the making–case of city of Rijeka” \n14:00 Lunch \n15:00 Joint photo and free time for a walk in the Brijuni Nationalpark \n17:00 Damir Kapidžić\, University of Political Sciences(Sarajevo)-“Can Citizens ’Assemblies resolve democratic deficits in divided societies? The case of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina” \n18:00 Jovana Timotijević\, Ministry of Space (Belgrade)-”Experimenting with deliberation in urban planning –case of four deliberative forums in Belgrade” \n19:00 Vujo Ilić\, University of Belgrade-”Deliberative mini-publics in Serbia and Southeastern Europe: Possibilities and limitations for empowering democracy” \n20:00 Dinner \n\nSunday October 15\n9:00 Plenary \n10:00 Partners project meeting (internal) \n12:00 Lunch \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 14.10.2023 9:30 – 15.10.2023 13:00 \nLocation: Brijuni\, Croatia \nLanguage:  The main language of the event will be English. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with  the support of Institute for Political Ecology and the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/citizen-assemblies-in-action-brijuni/
CATEGORIES:Study trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231014T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231014T153000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
CREATED:20231012T135207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T114449Z
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SUMMARY:Green Political Activist Training - Sustainable Energy Politics  (Budapest)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThis event is divided into different sections. The first part of the workshop will cover the basics of EU energy policy and climate policy nexus.  It will also look at Hungary’s energy policy objectives\, compliance with EU targets\, and current investments\, with a particular focus on the construction of Paks2. \nThe part\, will look at current energy policy developments. What determines the price of energy commodities\, what can be expected in the near future\, how will the war in Ukraine and inflation affect energy conditions? \nFor the third part\,  we will analyse the EU’s renewable energy targets and the current developments in Hungary: solar and wind energy\, the potential of geothermal energy. The speaker in this section will analyse the chances of a green transition at EU and national level. We will continue familiarising ourselves with the role of statistics in the field of energy politics\, and then we will turn to the following topics: \n\nEU Clean Energy Package (CEP)\nThe possibilities of the Hungarian CEP implementation\nThe solidarity economy paradigm and the possibilities of creating energy communities\nThe development of energy community financing\nCooperative principles.\n\nThe event will close with an analysis on the potential of energy efficiency. \n  \nProject background\nThis event is part of the Green European Foundation’s Green Political Activist Training Project. We put together a series of learning activities aiming to help participants to understand the concepts of political ecology and apply them to both local and European-level politics. We will examine various policies and policy proposals ranging from local politics to the European Green Deal. Our goal is to prepare participants for both assessing and advocating policies in line with progressive green values. We’ll also provide young green activists with them tools and knowledge\, as well as an opportunity to network\, get in contact with political actors and experts on multiple levels and come together as a political community. It is essential for us to help like-minded movements and actors connect in order to help the political ecosystem flourish. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nBenedek Jávor\, Green European Foundation Board Member\nRosa Martinex\, Green European Journal Board Member\nBalázs Felsmann\, Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research\nNóra Feldmár\, Habitat for Humanity\nZsolt Balajti\, expert on energy industry\nBéla Munkácsy\, Eötvös Loránd University & World Wildlife Forum\nMárton Fabók\, Solidarity Economy Center\n\n  \nProgramme\n9:30 – 10:00 Arrival\, registration \n10:00 – 10:10 Opening – Rosa Martinez on the EU energy architecture \n10:10 – 10:50 Benedek Jávor: Hungary’s sustainable energy policy – how are EU commitments being met? \n10:50 – 11:30 Balázs Felsmann: Current situation on the energy market\, availability of energy resources\, energy prices (tbc) \n11:30 – 11:40 Coffee break \n11:40 – 12:20 Béla Munkácsy: Situation of renewable energy use – EU overview \n12:20 – 12:50 Lunch break \n12:50 – 13:30 Nóra Feldmár: Energy poverty\, social issues \n13:30 – 14:10 Márton Fabók: Energy self-determination\, energy communities \n14:10 – 14:50 Zsolt Balajti: The potential of energy efficiency (tbc) \n14:50 – 15:20 Discussion \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time:  14th October\, 2023\,  9:30 am – 15:30 pm \nLocation: Budapest. Gödör Klub\, Budapest\, Király u. 50\, 1061 \nLanguage:  The event will be held in Hungarian. \nRegistration: Please register in advance here. \nOther useful info: The event will be held  in person. We have limited places\, the registration follows a first come-first served logic. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Progressive Hungary Foundation and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-political-activists-training-10-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231012T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231015T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T140921Z
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SUMMARY:Political Ecology Days (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThis edition of the Politicla Ecology Days will be particularly focusing on the question of the reversal of inequalities and the innvational ideas on how to take care better of our world and society. We will therefore discuss how to repair and transform the earth\, how to mend inequalities\, investigate the relations between humans and non-humans and discuss  our visions of the economy\, the world or justice. Repair can be conceived here as both “acknowledging”\, “doing justice” or “taking care”. Transform as a movement which\, starting among other things from what there is to repair\, modifies the coordinates of the world-system. \nDuring 4 days\, you can discover more about green politics in 8 lectures\, 12 workshops\, Greens Talks and 1 documentary screening. \n  \nSome highlights of the pogramme:\n12th October 2023 \n20:00-21:30: Une économie centrée sur le soin with Emmanuel Petit\, Christine Bauhardt and Géraldine Thiry\, moderated by  Dirk Holemans (Co-President Green European Foundation) (FR<>EN) \n13 October 2023 \n9:30: La sobriété ou l’essentiel au quotidien with Geneviève Pruvost\, Catherine Larrère\, Nadia Leila Aissaoui\, moderated by Claudine Drion (FR<>EN) \n11:30: Justice restaurative environnementale & écologie judiciaire with Marine Calmet\, Olivier de Schutter\, moderated by Sophie Wustefeld (FR<>EN) \n20:00: Une écologie des corps par-delà nature et culture with Myriam Bahaffou\, Catriona Sandilands\, Cy Lecerf Maulpoix\, moderated by Julien Didier (FR<>EN) \n 14 October 2023 \n14:00: Le Green Talk – 8 nanos-conferences with François Ost\, Catherine Larrère\, Erica Lippert and many more (FR) \n18:30: Artistic performance: Désorceler la finance \n15th October 2023  \n10:30 – 15:30: School of love – processus artistique (artistic performance) \n10:30 – 13:00: De la résilience intérieure (workshop\, FR) \n14:00 – 16:30: Créer des “mèmes” (internet) écologiques (workshop\, FR) \nYou can find more details for the individual events and many more highlights and the complete programme on this website. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nCatherine Larrère\, French philosopher\nGeneviève Pruvost\, sociologist of work and gender\nEmmanuel Petit\, professor of economics\nMyriam Bahaffou\, decolonial ecofeminist activist\nGéraldine Thiry\, professor of economics\nOlivier De Schutter\, former special rapporteur for the UN Human Rights Council\n\nand many more! \nLearn more about the schedule of the programme and speakers.\n  \nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: 12-15 October\, 9am – 6pm \nLocation: Tour et Taxis\, Avenue du Port 86c/3002\, Brussels \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be French and English\, with simultaneous interpretation provided for some sessions. \nRegistration: Please sign up here \n  \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Etopia and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/political-ecology-days-2023/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231011T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231011T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
CREATED:20230920T083946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T113803Z
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SUMMARY:Geopolitics of Degrowth in a Conflicted Europe (Leipzig)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nGreen policies that respect planetary boundaries and allow the Global South to develop seem incompatible with unlimited economic growth in the EU. We need a realistic scenario for a future in which we consume more sparingly but live better together. A scenario that could be possible within a degrowth context. \nThe war in Ukraine completely changed the geopolitical landscape. Today\, the idea of ending GDP growth in the EU encounters new and important impediments\, with power and wealth being measured in military capacity. Can a degrowth Europe build strength and resilience in this context? \nTo tackle this issue\, the Green European Foundation with the support of BlueLink is organising a workshop in Leipzig\, as part of a series of expert meetings across Europe. The outcomes from these meetings and further research and interviews will feed into a final publication to be launched in the autumn of 2023. \nWe invite researchers\, activists and policy makers – particularly from Central and Eastern Europe and Ukraine – with an interest in green policies and geopolitics to present perspectives\, experiences\, analytical or activity reports and to engage in a discussion around the following questions: \n\nHow does degrowth within the EU affect the EU’s ability to achieve geopolitical objectives like providing security\, and what are the resulting tensions and synergies?\nCan such tensions be mitigated? If so\, how?\nHow would it be possible to optimize the possibilities that degrowth offers\, including for democratic flourishing and a safer Europe and world?\n\nNot every question has a definitive answer and we promote creativity\, analytical thinking\, and a fresh approaches to the challenge. \nProject Background\nThis event is part of GEF’s project Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe\, which explores the tensions between degrowth/post-growth and geopolitics. The project aims to ignite a conversation between critics of economic growth and progressive thinkers on foreign and security policy\, who now often operate in separate circuits. It aims to find solutions beyond naïve anti-militarism and convenient belief in green growth. Find out more about the project and its findings at geopoliticspostgrowth.eu. \nPracticalities\nThis GEF workshop will take place as part of the International Roundtable 2023 held by the Peaceful Revolution Foundation in Leipzig. You can find out more information about this conference here.  \nDate and time: October 11th\, 2023 (14:30 CET)  \nLocation: Leipzig\, Germany and online (hybrid event)  \nLanguage: English  \nRegistration: Open to all interested participants\, but please register in advance via this link. Please use the ‘Questions and Comments’ field to specify your scope of interest or proposed intervention. You will receive a confirmation email after registration.  \nIn case you want to attend the workshop in person in Leipzig\, please also email office@bluelink.net by Friday\, October 6th.   \n  \n\nThis event is organized by the Green European Foundation with the support of BlueLink. It will take place as part of the Revolutionale International Round Table 2023 held in Leipzig by the Peaceful Revolution Foundation.   \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/geopolitics-of-degrowth-in-a-conflicted-europe/
CATEGORIES:Hybrid event,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231011T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T080619
CREATED:20231005T104625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T171355Z
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SUMMARY:GEF at the Budapest Forum
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nThe Budapest forum is an annual event organised by the Municipality of Budapest\, Political Capital\, and CEU Democracy Institute to push forward the ‘Building [of] Sustainable Democracies’. You can find more information on the programme and speakers here. \nThe European Energy Governance is a critical component for building and sustaining democratic systems in the EU. The way we envisage our energy systems impacts the very fabric of our societies and\, therefore\, our common future as Europeans. The war of aggression in Ukraine and the numerous turbulences in the global economic and geopolitical landscape have stressed more than ever the consequences the European energy policy implementation. The wide-ranging impacts extend beyond energy procurement and security\, encompassing democracy\, environmental sustainability\, and social justice. \nThe current EU energy framework showed its weaknesses over the past couple of years amidst the polycrisis. These uncovered issues\, ranging from fossil fuel resource dependency to dependences on single countries. It thereby showed the missing links between EU energy policy and security. The polycrisis also showed the lack of social safeguards and consideration in the EU and energy policy. It showed that the democracy dimension has been severely neglected. And above all\, it showed that if the EU had doubled down on its clean energy transition at least a decade earlier\, it would have been much more resilient than it is today. \nGEF will tackle the future of the EU’s energy project as part of the Budapest Forum with a panel entitled Tomorrow’s Europe – replacing energy at the centre of the European political and democratic project\, building on GEF’s Knowledge Community: the Future of the EU’s Energy Project. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nJesse Scott- Research Fellow at the German Institute for Economic Research.\nStéphane Bourgeois-Leader of Collaborative Low Energy Vision for the European Region and European Relations and Policy Manager at NégaWatt Association.\nRosa Martínez Rodríguez-  Board member of the Green European Journal\, member of the political ecology think tank Ecopolítica\, and Former Green member of the Spanish Parliament.\nEero Yrjö-Koskinen-\, executive Director of the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP).\nBenjamin Denis- Senior Policy advisor and Head of industrial policy coordination at industriAll Europe.\n\nModerated by Taube Van Melkebeke- Policy Mnaager (Green European Foundation) \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 11th – 12th October \nLocation: online and CEU\, Nador 15\, Budapest \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be English. \nRegistration: Please find the link to online and on site registration here You can read the full programme here. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of City of Budapest\, Political Capital Institute\, CEU Democracy Institute and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/save-the-date-budapest-forum-building-sustainable-democracies-23/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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