Daniel Cohn-Bendit was a member of the European Parliament from 1994 until 2014, representing both the German and French Green delegations in rotation.
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The right to asylum is not a numbers game, it is a human right.
Read moreDas Recht auf Asyl ist kein Zahlenspiel, es ist ein Menschenrecht.
Read moreWie Daniel Cohn-Bendit zegt, zegt mei 68. Als Duitse buitenlandse student trok hij mee de studentenopstand in Parijs. Bijna vijftig jaar en een politieke groen-Europese carrière later, is hij echter meer pragmaticus dan linkse rebel.
Read moreLe droit à l'asile n'est pas un jeu de chiffres, c'est un droit humain.
Read moreDie mediale Empörung war gewaltig, als die Bundesregierung verkündete, sie wolle – nach nur einer Woche der „Willkommenskultur“ – das Schengen-Abkommen aussetzen und die Grenze nach Österreich vorübergehend schließen. Doch jenseits der medialen Aufregung hat der scheinbar radikale Politikwechsel die grundsätzlich positive Haltung in der Einwanderungsfrage kaum gestört. Stattdessen sendete er den aktiven Flüchtlingshelfern und -helferinnen wie auch an die beteiligten Behörden ein dringend notwendiges Signal: Wir werden euch nicht überfordern!
Read moreThe conflicting messages of welcome displayed by the German government towards refugees is hindering integration processes, for the state, the refugees and the citizens. For the sake of all three, accepting the situation is the only way of moving forward.
Read moreLa « radicalité démocratique » comme élément constitutif du projet écologiste.
Read moreThe specificity of ‘democratic radicality’ is by no means a bulwark for the Greens against developments or rationales that run counter to this ‘democratic requirement.’
Read moreDepuis le 15 septembre 2008, nous sommes engagés dans une bataille dont l’issue déterminera le sort de l’Europe et des Européens pour la durée de ce siècle. Les forces conjuguées de la technocratie néolibérale, froide et austère, et des populismes réactionnaires et haineux nous entraînent vers l’abîme.
Read moreThe neo-liberal Taliban have brought Europe to its knees. For the first time in its history, the European idea has been weakened to the point that its survival is now at risk.
Read moreEurope’s difficulties are undoubtedly causing a rise in populism and Euroscepticism, and while it needs to be more democratic, it needs to push for a more tolerate and humanist future; built through education, exchange and understanding.
Read moreIn this proposal, initiated by Ulrick Bech and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, a group of pro-Europeans argue for a form of active citizenship to promote European democracy and resolve the political crisis that continues to grip the European project.
Read moreThe Greens must remain faithful to their European commitment by continuing to promote a European alternative to the austerity policy of the ‘Merkozy’ duo. But passing on an unsustainable debt to the future generation is just as ecologically unsound as leaving a planet in ruins. Whatever their differences, the Greens must present their alternative to the neoliberal’s prioritising of market forces and the “statism” of the old left. This alternative must begin with a recovery package funded by a tax on financial transactions.
Read moreThis afternoon whilst strolling in the university gardens I had a most extraordinary, if not hallucinatory, encounter!
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