‘Green alliance will make Brussels European and ecological capital of Europe’

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Brussels, 31 January – If Écolo and Groen! have their way, said Annemie Maes, chair of Groen! in the Brussels regional  parliament during the opening session of Heerlen 8, the annual meeting of European Green Grassroots, Brussels will soon be a shining example of Green Europeanism.  The Welsh and Flemish Green parties, represented in the regional government with three ministers, are the only ones cooperating across the language border that splits both capital and country in two. And they are determined to make Brussels ‘the ecological capital of Europe’ and ‘a real European capital for all the people who live there, not only  for those  speaking French or Dutch’. (report by Peter Alberts, Ge).