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Progressive wins today, and a clear vote for trams, bikes and living cities: Dominik Krause elected as Green mayor of Munich, and Emmanuel Grégoire as mayor of Paris.
“Homegrown clean energy, electrification, modernised interconnections and energy efficiency: this is the only way forward.” Short, sharp, and to the point. Well said Commissioner Dan Jørgensen. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_767
Nice to see two extraordinary leaders meeting up on St. Patrick's Day: former Irish President Mary Robinson and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Thanks @NASA@mstdn.social for reminding us once again that we all share one common home.
Poolbeg Lighthouse, with Dublin Bay and the Dublin mountains beyond. Always good to be back in my home town, especially when travelling by sea.
The brutal Gaza playbook is being replicated on Lebanese soil: attack, destroy, occupy. Europe must respond. https://europeangreens.eu/news/lebanon-europe-must-act-now/
Here's a sense of Ireland on our National Day, and happy #StPatricksDay to you and yours. Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh
📢 Trans rights are under attack in Europe and in other places including the US and the UK, but we say it loud and clear: trans rights are human rights and deserve protection and recognition.
🏳️⚧️ Trans rights are human rights.
Tough times for many with high fuel costs, blockades and travel plans disrupted, but the freeing up of the Liffey Quays from heavy traffic for just a few hours gives us a glimpse of a different city.
International Energy Agency’s Director Fatih Birol knows energy backwards. When he says “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market” we should listen. And of course, he has a 10-point plan: https://www.iea.org/news/new-iea-report-highlights-options-to-ease-oil-price-pressures-on-consumers-in-response-to-middle-east-supply-disruptions
Don’t forget, the war on Iran is a war on climate too. https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/03/26/iran-war-fossil-fuels-greenhouse-gas-emissions-climate-change-oil-prices-upper-limit-project/
“Every key climate indicator is flashing red,” says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Yowza! A good time to think about taking the bus if you can, hopping on the bike, eating more veggies, and using a little less AI. https://wmo.int/media/news/earths-climate-swings-increasingly-out-of-balance
Another Al Jazeera journalist slaughtered by Israel today, along with 254 others in Lebanon. The EU must call out Trump and Netanyahu for contravening the norms that our international community has been built on. https://europeangreens.eu/news/temporary-ceasefire-must-become-a-permanent-peace-and-end-of-petrostate-dominance/
Chilly evenings and a glimpse of the moon over St. Peter's Church spire in Phibsborough.
Big congrats to our Dutch colleagues on yesterday's local election results in the Netherlands with GroenLinks-PvdA topping the polls, a real boost for affordable housing, clean air, and properly funded public services in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and elsewhere. Well done to leader @JesseKlaver@mstdn.social and team. https://europeangreens.eu/news/groenlinks-pvda-win-dutch-local-elections/
A night train cabin that turns into a day-time office? An innovative idea from Luna Rail. https://www.dw.com/en/sleeper-trains-shrinking-activists-demand-more-routes-in-europe-berlin-private-cabins-price/a-75937028
Super results from Denmark for our European Greens member party Socialistisk Folkeparti and leader Pia Olsen Dyhr in yesterday's national elections. Clear messaging on costs of living, and clean drinking water, under threat from contamination by agriculture was central.
Brussels-bound, a day of emails, Teams calls, and reflections: how to best ensure European households aren't held to ransom by both Putin and Trump.
Reports from Serbia of intimidation, violence and serious irregularities in local elections are concerning. The European People's Party must take action on Vučić. https://europeangreens.eu/news/violence-during-serbian-local-elections-the-epp-must-stop-shielding-vucic/
Two maps, one of Italy showing voting on a contentious referendum, the other the race for Mayor of Paris. Clear divisions: left/right, urban/rural, well-off/struggling, both reminders us of the importance of democracy in a fractured world.
Crude awakening: a timely explainer from RTÉ’s Tony Connolly on the impact of Middle East war on Europe, and the steps needed to break our dependency on fossil fuels. #StraitsOfHormuz https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0314/1563337-iran-war-analysis-comment/
