The curtain is closing on COP27, and with it, our chances to keep 1.5 alive have shrunk to an extremely meagre hope. The Greens will fight with all their energy to revive this hope, fight for European climate leadership and transform this hope into reality.

Mélanie Vogel and Thomas Waitz speak on the future of the European Green Party, the current political priorities for the Greens, and how they're getting ready for the 2024 elections.

Together, Russia and Ukraine exported more than a quarter of the world's wheat before the war. Now, the war is impacting food security across the globe. As Greens, we believe that food should never be used as a geopolitical weapon – and we should never be in the position for it to be used against us.

European Greens Co-Chair Mélanie Vogel (France), and Committee Members Mina Jack Tolu (Malta) and Malgorzata Tracz (Poland) speak out on the current state of abortion rights in Europe. Access to safe, legal and free abortion must be guaranteed across Europe and abroad to create a more humane world for all and protect those most marginalised!

Dritan Abazović, president of our member party URA and Prime Minister of Montenegro since April 2022, is driving huge changes in a small Balkan country. URA was established in 2015 and represents all ethnicities and stands for a European, ecological and democratic Montenegro. Abazović's plans for Montenegro include ridding the country of corruption and pursuing a pro-European agenda.

Åland's Sustainable Initiative (Hållbart Initiativ) and Latvia's the Progressives (Progresīvie) have been accepted as our newest candidate member parties by delegates at the 35th European Green Party Council in Riga, Latvia. We are proud to welcome them into our Green family and to interview them to discuss their priorities in their respective countries.

As part of the Green Screen project, we screened 'My Favorite War' (2020), an animated documentary. We also hosted a debate on Latvia's struggle for its own independence and identity through the lens of memory politics, and how this relates to Ukraine's own fight for freedom and self-determination.

From 3-5 June 2022, Green leaders from across Europe gathered to tackle the triple crisis of the pandemic, war in Ukraine and climate emergency. We elected a new Committee, welcomed two new member parties, and adopted five resolutions. Greens are committed to fighting for democracy, freedom, equality, sovereignty, wellbeing and a sustainable future for all!

Putin's war marks a turning point in our history, shaking the foundations of our energy and security policy as well as our foreign relations. On 3-5 June, at the 35th European Green Party Council, the Greens will gather in Riga, Latvia, to discuss our security strategy, the just transition, energy for all, and much more.