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R1: Freedom to Live Better: Building a Green and Social Europe
Short introduction
A warm home in a safe community.
A diverse society where everyone’s rights are respected.
An EU united for international law and global coalitions on climate, health and
nature.
A caring society that finds solutions to everyday problems.
This is where the EU can and should be going.
Main body
Yet when people wake up, they see a world out of control. One day, President
Trump imposes tariffs on long-standing allies. The next, wildfires rip through
homes, and disinformation poisons politics.
This stream of crises is not random. It is the most serious ideological
challenge the EU has faced. The MAGA White House, Europe’s far-right radicals,
and Putin’s blood-soaked regime share an agenda: to undermine everything the
European project stands for.
The EU is a political community built on human dignity, freedom, democracy, the
rule of law, and respect for human rights. Globally, it stands up to the Big
Tech and fossil fuel lobbies. This is why today it is under attack.
This attack started on the extremes but is taking hold of the political forces
leading the EU:
- The European People’s Party is doing the far right’s dirty work by
undermining climate protection, social rights and democratic principles
- Even some allies are giving up on the Green Deal, compromising our future
for short-term gain
- The European Commission is abandoning green and social progress with
short-sighted deregulation, leaving much of society and the business
community behind
We face a critical choice. Pursue the far-right’s destructive, anti-European
agenda or fight for a free Europe.
What does a free Europe mean? A Europe that focuses on real and fair solutions
to the shared problems making our lives insecure. Because we are strongest when
we stand in solidarity, as in the pandemic and the energy crisis.
It means freedom from expensive imported energy and unaffordable rents. It means
freedom from distorted elections and hybrid threats. Most simply, it means the
freedom to live in a community where everyone looks out for each other.
The Time Is Now
This is why we are fighting for the next step in European integration. The time
for excuses and half-measures is over. Europe cannot wait.
We call on all pro-European forces to work together and take responsibility. We
need investment to reduce the cost of living and protect our climate. We need to
safeguard shrinking democratic space and act with unity in an insecure world.
We need to make the European Green Deal the basis for our future shared
prosperity, not roll back our environmental and social commitments.
We need massive investment in the just transition: that means an ambitious next
EU budget, joint borrowing and reformed fiscal rules.
We need a reformed EU that takes democratic decisions without being held back by
national vetoes.
Demands
As European Greens, we are calling for a Green and Social Europe to:
- Lead climate action with 90-95% net emissions reduction by 2040 and
climate neutrality by 2050
- Build a fully circular economy: the clean tech revolution can re-
industrialize Europe, create well-paying jobs, and drive innovation
- Ensure clean air, food, and water free from toxic pollutants
- Guarantee access to quality public goods: from renewable energy to
affordable and sustainable housing
- Guarantee decent employment, fair wages and workers’ rights and make the
ultra-rich, multinationals and polluters pay their fair share
- Invest in resilience to protect people, nature, and infrastructure from
extreme weather
We are calling for a democratic Europe that:
- Upholds the protection from online hate, disinformation and manipulation
that civil society fought for by enforcing European law
- Invests in education, free and independent media, and European digital
infrastructure
- Stands in solidarity with protest movements and NGOs and protects civic
space and the right to freedom of speech, assembly and expression
- Offer accession countries a future as they stand up against
authoritarianism
We are calling for a global Europe that:
- Stands for peace and justice in the Middle East and recognises the state
of Palestine to secure a two-state solution guaranteeing the rights and
security of both peoples
- Accounts for war crimes and the genocide against the Palestinian people
- Continues to stand in solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s illegal war
of aggression
- Supports Ukraine’s struggle as a defence of freedom, peace and European
security and its future in the EU
- Deepens security and resilience cooperation on capabilities, synergies and
enhanced crisis preparedness, grounded in a human security approach
- Defends a migration policy based on fundamental rights and solidarity so
European countries remain havens for those fleeing war and persecution
- Promotes multilateralism, green industry, fair transition and
environmental stewardship, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America,
while preventing exploitation and resource plundering
We are ready to create this momentum. This is the Free Green Europe we are
fighting for.
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