Green European Journal

Unbound: The Battle over Freedom, is here! Our summer edition will guide you through the noise to examine #freedom, its conflicting meanings and visions, and why the Green movement can offer a sustainable alternative. Available now in print and online: greeneuropeanjournal.eu/edition/unboun…

This article is featured in Unbound: The Battle Over Freedom, the Summer 2025 print edition of the Green European Journal. 📖Read now: greeneuropeanjournal.eu/degrowth-and-l…

Real freedom is about being free FROM domination, arbitrary power, and ecological collapse. It’s the freedom TO work less and care more for family, community, and environment. It’s being able to “make ends meet without contributing to the end of the world”.

Freedom has been hijacked by reactionary forces posing as the true champions of liberty against “woke” movements. They’ve turned ecology into the enemy – painting climate action as “green fanaticism” and the Green Deal as tyranny. What is the post-growth alternative?🪡

In just 50 years, Europe’s Greens have gone from outsiders to key political players. But caught in their movement-party spirit, can they transform their values into a shared vision that speaks to people’s lives and meets the urgency of our time? greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-greens-hit…

In Barcelona, where residents have grown increasingly frustrated with overtourism, authorities and business associations are trying to push ahead with a plan to enlarge El Prat... which would increase tourism and pollution My piece for the @GreenEUJournal greeneuropeanjournal.eu/who-really-win…

Barcelona plans to expand El Prat, Europe’s 6th busiest airport. But despite authorities' claims about the project’s economic benefits, the expansion seems designed to line the pockets of private stakeholders. greeneuropeanjournal.eu/who-really-win…

In what has been dubbed the “crypto week”, the US Congress has approved three major bills that pave the way for the cryptocurrency industry to operate more freely. But can crypto deliver the sort of positive financial revolution that its proponents claim? greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-myth-of-gr…

Amid political backlash and negative media coverage, transgender people have often struggled to claim a narrative of empowerment. How can we appreciate their life experience without pathologising, victimising, or mystifying them? greeneuropeanjournal.eu/trans-identity…

On Tuesday, hundreds of Ukrainians took to the streets after the passage of a bill that weakens anti-corruption agencies. As Ukraine’s independent media has shown, authorities must be held to account even in times of war. greeneuropeanjournal.eu/kyiv-independe…

This article is featured in Unbound: The Battle Over Freedom, the Summer 2025 print edition of the Green European Journal. 📖Read now: greeneuropeanjournal.eu/frames-of-free…

Real freedom touches upon the opportunity to live in a habitable world, to care for yourself, to be free from discrimination. And real-life struggles must be the starting point for the Green project. It is now time to reclaim the frame of freedom.

Our brain processes 98% of information with no rational awareness. To test this assumption, try not to think about an elephant - in most cases, the very effort not to think about it will force you to imagine it. What if we link this cognitive mechanism to political power?🪡

After a series of electoral successes, the Croatian Green-Left party must now face the challenge of balancing its participatory roots with the demands of professional governance. Can Možemo! deliver on its mandate? greeneuropeanjournal.eu/zagreb-votes-g…

This interview is featured in Unbound: The Battle Over Freedom, the Summer 2025 print edition of the Green European Journal. 📖Read now: greeneuropeanjournal.eu/glimpses-into-…

The current tech model is environmentally destructive, from toxic mining to massive data centres consuming vast resources. We need public digital infrastructures prioritising collective benefit over profit. It is time to rethink Europe's digital foundation.

Tech billionaires spent decades positioning themselves as freedom fighters. They promised digital tools would liberate humanity from oppressive governments. Their current ties with extreme right-wing leaders reveal what they really wanted: unlimited power with no accountability.