Political Foundations

The Green European Foundation aims to provide a platform for Green foundations to interact and collaborate at a European level.

An interview with Ralf Fücks, Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Given the current political climate, it behoves ecologists to thrust imagination, innovation and experimentation to the forefront of political action and thought. This requires a “benevolent distance” between the Green foundations and the Green parties.

The European Elections, held in tandem with local elections, proved to be a turning point for the Irish Greens. It was a real comeback at local level, particularly in Dublin, and came desperately close to electing an MEP. Green Foundation Ireland (GFI) has played a real part in this recovery.

Are political parties still capable of integrating the long term into their strategic reflections?