The German Greens gathered in Dresden for their Bundesdelegiertenkonferenz, a three day conference from February 7-9 to decide on their manifesto and select their list for the upcoming European elections. With over 600 amendments and a thrilling race for the top positions on the list, it was an exciting weekend in Dresden.

The 2014 Winter Olympics, opening tonight in Sochi, Russia, is the most expensive Olympics ever. Reports about the catastrophic environmental damage caused during the construction of the games, and Russia's poor human rights record, have overshadowed what should be a joyous international event.

The Hungarian Green party, Politics can be different! (LMP) have selected their electoral list for the European Elections in May. They claim that their leading candidates - Tamás Meszerics, a professor at Central European University; former co-spokesperson Katalin Csiba; economist László Heltai; and young politiologist Andrea Gecsei show that competency and enthusiasm can go hand in hand if they win a seat in the European Parliament.

The European Parliament has voted to adopt a report that calls for binding targets on renewable energy for 2030. The vote comes just weeks after the European Commission made a proposal on 2030 targets that lacked any ambition.

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a report that calls for an EU roadmap against homophobia, and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The report was drafted by Ulrike Lunacek MEP, who is the co-president of the Intergroup on LGBT Rights in the EP.

Socialistisk Folkeparti have made the difficult decision to pull out of the Danish government, after failing to reach agreement with their coalition partners on the partial sale of Dong, the state-owned energy company, to Goldmann Sachs.

Ska Keller (Germany) and José Bové (France)  have been selected to lead the Greens in their upcoming European campaign. The two are the winners of the historic Green Primary, the first ever Europe-wide open online process to select leading candidates for the European elections. Ska Keller and José Bové will be the figureheads of the third common Green European campaign, and lead the united Green parties of Europe in spreading the message that we can and will bring the change that EU so desperately needs.

Congratulations to Ska Keller and José Bové, who have been selected as our leading candidates for the European Elections in May. Here's a short biography of each of these impressive politicians.

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