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<DIV>From <A href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1050703.htm">ABC News
Online</A>: Thirty-two Green parties from throughout Europe have now officially
joined forces to found the <A href="http://www.europeangreens.org/">European
Green Party</A>. The first ever Europe-wide political force will run a common
campaign at elections for the EU Parliament in June. The creation of the party
at a congress in Rome is the result of long mediation and efforts to find common
ground, while recognising the national identities of the participating parties.
<BR>From <A
href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21606050.htm">Reuters
AlertNet</A>: I have no shame in saying that today we're making history -- we're
the first party to have a European structure," Daniel Cohn-Bendit, co-president
of the Greens in the European Parliament, told the launch conference on
Saturday. <BR>Though I support many Green ideas, I am definitely no Green: they
tend to be against globalization and widespread adoption of advanced
technologies, in particulat biotechnologies. But I support the creation of
transnational political parties and hope European Greens will contribute to
promoting a transnational vision of Europe today, and the world
tomorrow.</DIV></BODY></HTML>