Global Greens

History

Global Greens Charter

1. Participatory democracy
2. Nonviolence
3. Social justice
4. Sustainability
5. Respect for Diversity
6. Ecological wisdom

Regional Federations of the Global Greens

• Asia Pacific Greens Federation
• European Green Party
• Federation of Green Parties of Africa
• Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas

Global Greens Coordination

Global Greens Congress

1. 2001 – Canberra, Australia
2. 2008 – São Paulo, Brazil
3. 2012 – Dakar, Senegal
4. 2017 – Liverpool, UK
5. 2023 – Songdo, South Korea

Networks and Working Groups

• Climate Working Group
• *The Climate Working Group coordinates international efforts among Green parties to advance climate justice initiatives at the UNFCCC COPs.
• *It promotes ambitious legislative proposals aligned with the Paris Agreement, such as those showcased at COP summits.
• *The group also documents and shares climate-focused policy work of Green parliamentarians.
• Biodiversity Working Group
• *The Biodiversity Working Group was established following the Global Greens Congress in Korea to address issues related to the Convention on Biological Diversity. It brings together Greens globally to engage with biodiversity policy, particularly in coordination with the climate crisis.
• Strengthening Democracy Network
• *The Strengthening Democracy Network connects Green parties worldwide with the aim of supporting democratic systems, civic engagement, and the empowerment of communities.
• Global Greens Women's Network
• *This network supports the participation of Green women worldwide in democratic political processes, by focusing on:
• *#"Capacity building and empowerment: training and developing skills, such as public speaking and leadership;
• *#Governance and participation: confronting inequalities at the organizational level and exchanging best practices to tackle them and promote participation;
• *#Campaigning about major topics relevant to women: such as gender justice and climate change, and;
• *#Carrying out formal functions as part of global Greens governance: e.g. nominating women to the Asia-Pacific Greens Federation Council."
• Global Young Greens
• *This network is a "youth-led organization supporting and uniting the efforts of young people from a green-alternative spectrum around the world. It works towards ecological sustainability, social justice, grassroots democracy and peace."

Global Greens Ambassadors

Member parties

Americas

Asia and Oceania

Africa

Europe

Country	Name	National/Federal Government	State/Municipal Government	European Parliament	Notes
	Green Party of Albania	Extraparliamentary opposition	in opposition 34 local councillors, 8 in urban municipalities and 26 in rural municipalities	Not an EU member
	Partit Verds d'Andorra	Extraparliamentary opposition	The party hasn't participated in recent local elections	Not an EU member
	Die Grünen	In opposition	in coalition in Burgenland, represented in every state except Carinthia	In opposition
	Ecolo	In opposition	In opposition	In opposition	Form one Parliamentary group in the Federal Parliament
	Groen	In opposition	In opposition in Flanders	In opposition	Form one Parliamentary group in the Federal Parliament
	Zelena Partija	Extraparliamentary opposition	Unknown	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation	In opposition	Unknown	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Strana zelených	Extraparliamentary opposition	Unknown	Extraparliamentary opposition	In coalition 2006–10
	Estonian Greens	Extraparliamentary opposition	2 local government seats out of the nationwide 1717, both in Antsla.	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Vihreä liitto/Gröna förbundet/Ruoná lihttu	In opposition	Represented in several municipalities. It has the second largest group of councillors in Helsinki	In opposition	In coalition 1995–2003, 2007–2014, 2019–2023
	Europe Écologie–Les Verts	In opposition	Senior coalition partner in Grenoble, Lyon, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Marseille and Besançon. Also in coalition in Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Centre-Val de Loire and Paris, Nantes, Rennes.	In opposition	In coalition 1997–2002, 2012–14, represented in parliament 1997-2017
	Sakartvelo's Mtsvaneta Partia/Green Party of Georgia	Unknown	Unknown	Not an EU member
	Bündnis '90/Die Grünen	In opposition	Senior coalition partner in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg, also junior coalition party in 10 of 16 states. Senior coalition partner in the cities of Stuttgart, Darmstadt, Freiburg im Breisgau, Aachen and Heidelberg	In opposition	in coalition 1998–2005
	Ecologoi Prasinoi/Ecologist Greens	Extraparliamentary opposition	Represented in 4/13 Regional Councils	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Lehet Más a Politika	In opposition	54 seats in local city councils	In opposition
	Green Party/Comhaontas Glas	In opposition	44 councillors in ROI local government, 7 in NI local government	2 MEPs	In coalition in ROI 2007–2011, 2020–present
	Green Europe	In opposition	Junior member of the governing coalition in Emilia-Romagna, Campania and Sardinia	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Verdi–Grüne–Vërc	Extraparliamentary opposition	The party has 3 members in the Landtag of South Tyrol.	Extraparliamentary opposition	Part of the Federazione dei Verdi before 2013
	Déi Gréng	In opposition	Christiane Brassel-Rausch, a green, is mayor of Differdange	In opposition
	AD+PD	Extraparliamentary opposition		Extraparliamentary opposition
	Partidul Ecologist "Alianța Verde" din Moldova	Unknown	Unknown	Not an EU member
	De Groenen	Extraparliamentary opposition	1 of 26 seats in the water board of Amstel, Gooi en Vecht	Extraparliamentary opposition
	GroenLinks	In opposition	Senior coalition partner in North Holland, Groningen and Utrecht; junior partner in five other provinces. It is represented in most municipalities, it has the largest group of councillors in Nijmegen, Utrecht, Groningen and Amsterdam and is the senior government party there. It has 9 of 316 mayors, including Femke Halsema of Amsterdam.	In opposition
	Demokratska Obnova na Makedonija	In opposition	Unknown	Not an EU member
	Miljøpartiet De Grønne	In opposition	Represented in the larger cities	In opposition
	Partia Zieloni	Junior party in coalition	Represented in the regional parliaments of Silesia and West Pomerania, and the city councils of Warsaw and Opole	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Partido Ecologista Os Verdes	Extraparliamentary opposition	in coalition in some municipalities	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Green Party of Romania	Extraparliamentary opposition	2 mayor, 5 deputy-mayor, 117 local council member	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Zelenaya Alternativa (GROZA)	Unknown	Unknown	Not an EU member
	Scottish Green Party	In opposition	The party has 35 councillors across Scotland most notably 10 in Edinburgh and 11 in Glasgow	Not an EU member
	Strana Zelených	Extraparliamentary opposition	Unknown	Extraparliamentary opposition	Represented in parliament between 1990 and 2002
	Stranka mladih Slovenije/Youth Party of Slovenia	Extraparliamentary opposition	Unknown	Extraparliamentary opposition
	Equo	Junior party in coalition	In coalition in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona	In opposition. Inside Sumar coalition
Cataloniayes2no2no2SWEno2no2no2SUIno2partial|TURUKRGBR Observers and associate member parties Country Name Government Notes Belarusian Party "The Greens" Extraparliamentary opposition Zelenite/The Greens Extraparliamentary opposition Cartago Green Party Extraparliamentary opposition Represented at the local level Socialistisk Folkeparti Parliamentary support In coalition 2011–14 Partido Verde Dominicano Extraparliamentary opposition Les Verts de Guyane Extraparliamentary opposition Partido Los Verdes de Guatemala Unknown Atjeh Green Party Extraparliamentary opposition Indonesian Green Party Extraparliamentary opposition Hariyali Nepal Party Extraparliamentary opposition Verdes en Alianza Unknown Philippines Greens Unknown Green Russia Extraparliamentary opposition Zeleni Srbije/Greens of Serbia Junior party in coalition Sri Lanka Green Alliance Extraparliamentary opposition - - -