Greens congress rubber stamp their manifesto
The European Greens approved their manifesto in Lyon on Sunday, which will carry them to the European elections in June.
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00:00 The vote is closed.
00:02 The European Greens approved their manifesto in Lyon on Sunday.
00:10 The document will serve as a common manifesto for all the continent's green groups for the European elections in June.
00:17 But it is also the road map for the next five years in European Parliament.
00:21 It prioritises strengthening the Green Pact and improving social justice.
00:28 The first chapter is a chapter that demands a green and social pact.
00:32 It is a way to explain why, while some try to make us believe that ecology is the enemy of social justice,
00:40 we demonstrate that on the contrary, not only is it not the enemy, but it is the only credible solution to bring social justice today
00:48 and respond to the crisis of purchasing power, which is the major concern of Europeans today.
00:56 Another priority for the Greens will be to defend democracy and the rule of law within the European Union.
01:02 They also want solutions to geopolitical tensions.
01:06 The Greens have been working on this manifesto for almost a year.
01:09 Speaking to Euronews, the Greens insisted environmental policy should still be a top priority for Europe,
01:17 in spite of calls for a pause in the climate effort.
01:21 What I hear from both movements, NGOs, from companies, is actually let's have an ambitious green transition.
01:28 And if we do it together, if we really make the choice to do this, put it forward as a plan, private sector is along as well.
01:35 What I hear right now is the right wing saying let's put a break to the Green Deal, let's stop all the transition talk.
01:42 But that's not what I hear when I talk to neither civil society nor the private sector.
01:46 They actually want a plan that takes us forward and not backwards.
01:51 This is the manifesto the newly elected heads of the Green list, Terry Reich and Baz Eichhout, will have to defend.
01:58 The party is confident they can beat the polls which predict a difficult election for the Greens.
02:03 [applause]
02:04 [MUSIC PLAYING]