Alignment on values, but not yet on strategy – Green Foreign Policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Commentary The Heinrich Böll Stiftung’s Foreign Policy Conference in February gave a snapshot of the German Green Party’s foreign policy priorities vis-à-vis Ukraine and Eastern Europe. By Teresa Eder
“We must develop a joint vision for Germany and for Europe” Interview Franziska Brantner MdB talks about her hopes that the new German government will reframe its European policy. Its priorities in this process should be the European Green Deal, defending the rule of law and bolstering the EU’s capacity to act. By Christine Pütz
A brief analysis of the German federal election 2021 Analyse Germany has voted. The SPD, Greens and FDP come out of the elections as the winners, but take a very different view of the results – depending on their expectations and the pressure they feel upon them to act. By and large, the trend towards a party system in which no single party dominates continues. Constituency seats played a very particular role in these elections. This brief analysis provides an overview of the initial results, with a more comprehensive, empirical analysis to follow in the next few days. By Dr. Stefanie John
Ministerial diversity meets green core competencies: Green co-governance in the federal states Analyse Since the 2017 federal elections, Alliance 90/The Greens (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) have increased the number of their governmental participations in the Länder on a high level. In Hesse, Bremen, Thuringia and Hamburg they were able to continue four coalitions in identical or slightly adjusted constellations. By Arne Jungjohann
A federal climate force: How the German Greens shaped the climate package through the Länder Analysis Questions of environmental and climate policy remain relevant even during a pandemic, as the protests and debates about the stimulus package to fight the crisis show. The German states have taken on a deciding roll regarding questions of implementation – which started already during the negotiations for the climate package. The Greens contributed the most to the climate package's increased substance. By Arne Jungjohann
A Farewell to Ralf Fücks, President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation by Cem Özdemir Speech He is thought leader and radical environmentalist: On 23 June 2017 Ralf Fücks was given an official farewell at Heinrich Böll Foundation by Cem Özdemir, chairman of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. By Cem Özdemir
The Green Party in the European Parliament – Taking Stock For the past 20 years, Archiv Grünes Gedächtnis has served as the archive of the transnational Green group in the European Parliament. The file records of the Green group are now catalogued and accessible.
“A coalition is not a love match” – Interview with Ralf Fücks Are the Greens compatible with Angela Merkel? An interview with Ralf Fücks, president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, on coalitions with Merkel, the rise of the AfD, as well as the foundation’s development over the past 20 years. By Ralf Fücks
"We need to restore responsible government" Canada votes on October 19. An interview with Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for the Green Party, about Canada’s climate performance, the state of democracy, and the prospects for her party in the upcoming elections. By Arne Jungjohann
The History of Alliance 90/The Greens Founded 35 years ago, in January 1980, the new Green party Die Grünen successfully entered the German Bundestag in March 1983. Ten years later, in April 1993, Die Grünen and Bündnis 90, a party founded in East Germany in 1990, merged to form Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Alliance 90/The Greens). Data pertaining to all party conventions and key decisions, as well as all elections to the Federal Executive Board, are listed here; the texts of all platforms are available for download.
