Evropa ve volbách: Obrát evropských lidovců proti klimatické politice

The author contends that the European People's Party (EPP) is actively undermining the European Green Deal and the Nature Restoration Law, moving away from its centrist roots toward a national-conservative ideology. This shift is framed as a strategic attempt to compete with far-right parties, which the author suggests strengthens those movements. The text highlights the precarious position of the Greens, who must now defend moderate policies they previously found insufficiently ambitious, and concludes that the 2024 elections are critical for determining whether the EU continues toward a climate-neutral future.

• The European People's Party (EPP) has transitioned from an opportunistic support of the European Green Deal to actively attempting to block the Nature Restoration Law, framing it as "anti-agricultural policy" that would reduce food production.
• The European Green Deal, introduced in 2020 by the Commission under Ursula von der Leyen, aims for climate neutrality by 2050 and was approved by the European Parliament with 67% of the vote, despite opposition from Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.
• The author asserts that the EPP is radicalizing by copying the political style and narratives of nationalists, bringing the party closer to the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identity and Democracy (ID) groups.
• The political strategy of the EPP has been influenced by the success of the Dutch agrarian party BoerBurgerBeweging (Farmer-Citizen Movement).
• The Green party in the European Parliament grew from 50 to 74 members after the 2019 elections, representing 10% of the European electorate, and subsequently entered governments in several northwestern European countries including Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, Finland, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

APA

Henriques, F. (2024). Evropa ve volbách: Obrát evropských lidovců proti klimatické politice. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/evropa-ve-volbachobrat-evropskych-lidovcu-proti-klimaticke-politice/

Chicago

Henriques, Filipe. Evropa ve volbách: Obrát evropských lidovců proti klimatické politice. Green European Journal, 2024. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/evropa-ve-volbachobrat-evropskych-lidovcu-proti-klimaticke-politice/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{henriques2024evropa, author = {Henriques, Filipe}, title = {{Evropa ve volbách: Obrát evropských lidovců proti klimatické politice}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/evropa-ve-volbachobrat-evropskych-lidovcu-proti-klimaticke-politice/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }