Groupe Parlementaire "déi gréng"
4, Rue du Saint Esprit
L-1475 Luxembourg
Ph: +352 463740 1
Fax: +352 463743
deigreng@chd.lu
www.greng.lu/fraktioun

President: François BAUSCH
(Contact group secretary)
Secretary Group: Abbes JACOBY
Ph: +352 463740 24
Fax: +352 463743
ajacoby@chd.lu

Members of the national parliament

Claude TURMES, MEP
EP-ASP 08 G 116, B-1047, Brussels
Ph: +32 2 284 5246
Fax: +32 2 284 9246
claude.turmes@europarl.europa.eu
www.greens-efa.org/turmes

Assistant: Olaf MÜNICHSDORFER & Frédéric THOMA
Ph: +32 2 284 72 46
Fax: +32 2 284 92 46

 Founded on national day 1983, the Luxembourg Greens have managed over 20 years to become the 4th political force in Parliament and - with a tremendous score of 15% - the 3rd force in the European elections 2004. The main reasons are a steady and coherent political work, as well as the surpassing of the internal conflicts and the party splitting in 1985.

With more than 11% of the national votes and 7 out of 60 seats in the national parliament, déi gréng are able to influence the national political debate more than ever. Many observers qualify déi gréng as the most active and innovative opposition party in Luxembourg. The Greens are also very active on the local level, being represented in an increasing number of local councils and a coalition partner in most of the larger municipalities. In the 2005 local elections, they strongly broadened their representation, got their first female mayor elected and obtained the position of vice-mayor of Luxembourg-city.

Nevertheless, substantial elements of the Green priorities are still not implemented. Issues such as sustainable development, ecological tax reform, renewable energy an energy efficiency, reform of the social security system and pension funds, civil rights, women's rights, integration and participation of foreigners (nearly 40% in Luxembourg), etc. - All of these issues are often debated, but concrete and measurable results are still missing.

Looking back on 25 years of a not-so-common history of political ecology in Luxembourg, one discovers that it took a complete decade to bring together the two competing Green parties GAP and GLEI. But the 1995 merger was very successful and permitted to start spreading the green ideas in a consistent and unified way. While the party still had to cope with a competing list of its former MEP during the 1999 elections, the 2004 national elections were the first with only one single Green list.

1999 was a difficult election year for déi gréng. Besides the independent list of its former MEP, the campaign was heavily dominated by debates on pension funds, an issue where the Greens had difficulties in imposing their views. But despite these difficult conditions and the loss of a few votes, they managed a status quo: déi gréng did not loose any of its 5 national seats, gained back its seat in the EP and secured the important status as "parliamentary group" (minimum 5 out of 60 MPs).

In sharp contrast to 1999, déi gréng reached their best score ever in the 2004 European and national elections. They strongly consolidated their European seat (+ 4.3 %) and won two more seats in the national parliament (+ 2.5 %). With 7 out of 60 seats, the Luxembourg Greens are now the 4th largest party and became for the first time a possible coalition partner for the dominant Christian-democrats.

National Government: Christian democrat / Socialist coalition government under
Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker
www.gouvernement.lu

Parties Represented in National Parliament (60 seats):

• "Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei" - CSV (Christian democrats, 24 MPs)
• "Lëtzebuerger Sozialitesch Arbechter Partei" - LSAP (Socialists, 14 MPs)
• "Demokratesch Partei" - DP (Liberal democrats - 10 MPs)
• "déi gréng" (Greens - 7 MPs)
• "Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei" - ADR (Popular right - 4 MPs)
• "Independent": 1 MP

Next National Elections: June 2009

Next Local Elections: October 2011

Latest Green Party Election Results:

• National Election Year: 2004
  MPs:7
  Total No. National Votes: 356.563 (compared to our overall population, this is obviously a huge number, but correct and due to the electoral system)
  % Gained:11,58
• European Elections: 2004
  MEPs:1
  Total No. European Votes:163.204
  % Gained:15,02