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European Green Parties Call for UK to Consider Rejoining EU
The European Green party adopted a statement declaring that the United Kingdom’s future lies in the European Union and describing Brexit as a political and economic failure. The text was approved at the group’s annual leadership meeting in Brussels on Friday. The co-chair said the move was intended to trigger debate within the UK.
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The European Green party has called for the United Kingdom to consider rejoining the EU. A statement declaring that “the United Kingdom’s future lies in the European Union” was adopted by a large majority at the movement’s annual leadership meeting in Brussels on Friday.
The text describes Brexit as a political and economic failure with lasting negative consequences for people in the United Kingdom and across Europe. It adds that the European Green family stands ready to welcome the UK back alongside other countries when it chooses this path.
A co-chair of the European Green party said the intervention was meant to trigger debate. The co-chair stated that the main discussion belongs first and foremost to the democratic debate in the United Kingdom. The statement forms part of a broader declaration by European Green party leaders calling for energy independence and action to counter the far right.
Delegates from 30 European green parties gathered in Brussels to approve the text, including those from non-EU member states. British green parties were entitled to take a position on the paper remotely but were not present in person because of local and parliamentary elections.
A spokesperson for the Green party of England and Wales said Brexit has been a disaster and the party has always said the UK should rejoin the EU when the political circumstances are right.
The intervention follows local elections in which the Labour party suffered heavy losses while Reform party support increased. The declaration means green parties across Europe, such as those in Germany and France, should reflect this position in national debates and policy positions.
