Online EGP Council, 2-6 December 2020 Relating to the EGP Statutes

The EGP Committee proposes three votes relating to the EGP Statutes:

1. For adoption: exception to Art 6.3.1 in the EGP Statutes “6.3.1 The Council is the highest decision-making body of the European Party. It is convened by the Committee and must meet at least once a year in person. Council meetings may be held in person or by telecommunication means under conditions laid down in the Rule Book.”

The EGP Committee proposes to keep the text of article 6.3.1. as is, but asks the Council delegates to legitimize the 32nd EGP Council by adopting the exception not to hold a Council in person in 2020. This, in view of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

2. For adoption: change of legal seat of the European The EGP office has been in rue Wiertz 31 since the end of 2004. In need for more office space for the enlarged EGP staff, the Committee chose not to prolong the rental contract which ended on 31 July 2020, and instead decided to move the EGP headquarters to rue du Taciturne 34, 1000 Brussels. The actual move happened right after the Corona lockdown was lifted, early May.

Therefore, the Committee presents the following change to the EGP Statutes:

Nº Nº Current text Proposed change – new text Article The seat of the European Green The seat of the is situated at rue du 1. 2.4 Party is situated at rue Wiertz 31, in Taciturne 34, in 1000 Brussels, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Belgium.

3. For adoption: Updated EGP Membership List – Annex B (EGP Statutes, p. 23-25)

At each EGP Council, the Committee presents the most updated membership list of the EGP for adoption. The EGP Membership List is regularly requested by the DG Finances in the and the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations.

Changes since 13 June 2020:

- List of Full EU Members: Malta, Alternattiva Demokratika, the Green Party merged with Partit Demokratiku (PD) and is now called “AD + PD”. AD + PD adopted the statutes of AD and party leader Carmel Cacopardo remains in that position.

- List of Special Members

Two more MEPs signed up for individual or direct membership with the EGP: o , Ouverture/EELV, France o Silwia Spurek, Independent,

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Online EGP Council, 2-6 December 2020 Relating to the EGP Statutes

Annex B Statutes EGP

Membership List for adoption at the EGP Online Council, 2-6 December 2020

List of the Full EU Members of the EGP – 6 December 2020 Country Party Status Austria Die Grünen Full Member since 1993 Belgium Full Member since 1993 Belgium Full Member since 1993 Bulgaria Zeleno Dvizheniye / Green Movement Full Member since 2013 Cyprus Movement of Ecologists — Citizens' Cooperation Full Member since 1998 Czech Republic Zelení Full Member since 1997 Denmark Socialistisk Folkeparti / SF Full Member since 2014 Estonia Eestimaa Rohelised Full Member since 1993 Finland Vihreät - De Gröna Full Member since 1993 France Europe Ecologie - Les Verts / EELV Full Member since 1993 Germany Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Full Member since 1993 Greece Oikologoi-Prasinoi / Ecologist Full Member since 1994 Hungary Lehet Más a Politika / LMP Full Member since 2011 Ireland Irish Green Party - Comhaontas Glas Full Member since 1993 Italy Federazione dei Verdi Full Member since 1993 Italy Verdi-Grüne-Vërc South Tyrol Full Member since Nov 2019 Luxembourg déi gréng Full Member since 1993 Malta AD + PD Full Member since 1993 Netherlands GroenLinks Full Member since 1993 Poland Partia Zieloni Full Member since 2005 Portugal Partido Ecologista – Os Verdes Full Member since 1993 Romania Partidul Verde Full Member since 1999 Slovenia SMS Zeleni Evrope Full Member since 2006 Spain Esquerra Verda Full Member since 2006 Spain EQUO Full Member since 2016 Miljöpartiet de gröna Full Member since 1993

List of the Full NON-EU Members of the EGP – 6 December 2020

Country Party Status Albania Partia e Gjelber Full Member since 2008 Andorra Verds D'Andorra Full Member since 2010 Georgia Sakartvelo's mtsvaneta partia Full Member since 1993 North Demokratska Obnova na Makedonija / DOM Full Member since 2017 Macedonia Moldova Partidul Verde Ecologist Full Member since 2008 Norway Miljøpartiet De Grønne Full Member since 1993 Switzerland Grüne / Les Verts / I Verdi Full Member since 1993 Ukraine Partija Zelenykh Ukrainy / PZU Full Member since 1993 United Kingdom Green Party of England and Wales Full Member since 1993 United Kingdom Scottish Green Party Full Member since 1994

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Online EGP Council, 2-6 December 2020 Relating to the EGP Statutes

List of NON-EU Associate Members – 6 December 2020 Country Party Status Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Yaşıllar Partiyası Associate member since November 2012 Belarus Bielaruskaja Partyja "Zialonye" Associate member since May 2013 Russia Зеленая Россия / Green Russia Associate member since May 2013

List of EU Candidate Members – 6 December 2020

Country Party Status Croatia ORaH Candidate Member since November 2014

List of NON-EU Candidate Members – 6 December 2020

Country Party Status Montenegro Građanski Pokret URA Candidate Member since June 2020 Turkey Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek Partisi Candidate Member since November 2012

List of Special Members (57) – 6 December 2020

AUT – Die Grünen, AUSTRIA (3) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect)

BEL – Groen and ECOLO, BELGIUM (3) , ECOLO (indirect) , ECOLO (indirect Petra De Sutter, Groen (indirect)

DEU – Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, GERMANY (21) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) Reinhard BÜTIKOFER (indirect) (indirect) Martin HÄUSLING (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) Niklas NIENASS (indirect) Viola VON CRAMON (indirect) (indirect)

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Online EGP Council, 2-6 December 2020 Relating to the EGP Statutes Pierette HERZBERGER-FOFANA (indirect)

DNK – SF – DENMARK (2) (indirect) Kira-Marie PETER HANSEN (indirect)

ESP – Esquerra Verda - Verds - SPAIN (1) (direct)

FIN - Vihreät – De Gröna - FINLAND (3) Ville NIINISTÖ (indirect) (indirect) Alviina ALAMETSÄ (indirect)

FRA – Europe Ecologie - Les Verts (EELV) - FRANCE (8) (indirect) Michèle RIVASI (indirect) Damien CARÊME (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect) Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD (indirect)

FRA – Others – FRANCE (4) , Européenne Indépendente (AEI) (direct) , Alliance Européenne Indépendente (AEI) (direct) Benoît BITEAU, Ouverture (direct) Claude Gruffat, Ouverture (direct)

IRL – The Irish Green Party – IRELAND (2) Ciarán CUFFE (indirect) Grace O’Sullivan (indirect)

LTU – Greens and Farmers Union - LITHUANIA (1) Bronis ROPE (direct)

LUX - Déi gréng - LUXEMBOURG (1) (indirect)

NLD – GroenLinks – NETHERLANDS (3) (indirect) (indirect) (indirect)

POL – independent – POLAND (1) (direct)

PRT – Independent – PORTUGAL (1) Francicso GUERREIRO (direct)

SWE - miljöpartiet de gröna - SWEDEN (3) (indirect) Pär HOLMGREN (indirect) (indirect)

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