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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 16h

But can farming truly continue beneath the panels? With so few plants built, data remains scarce. Some farmers shift to energy production while others choose to defend the land. As agriculture struggles to survive, the debate over Italy’s food security remains open.

Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 16h

In May 2024 the Italian government banned ground-mounted panels in agricultural areas. New projects must be agrivoltaic, with elevated panels allowing farming underneath. The intention was to create a positive environment, where energy and food production could coexist.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 16h

Today, connection requests total 355 gigawatts, over four times Italy’s 2030 target. Behind many projects are foreign multinationals and investment funds eyeing substantial returns in a country struggling with a deep agricultural crisis. But is there a viable alternative to the destruction of land?

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 16h

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 16h

The rush began with the Draghi government’s 2021 energy decree, offering generous subsidies and fast-track approvals for renewable projects. Requests to the Ministry multiplied overnight as investors spotted a golden opportunity on Italian soil.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 16h

Bruno Carnevali received an unexpected offer for his family vineyard. A Milan energy firm proposed buying his land for sixty per cent above market value to install solar panels. The vines his family had cultivated for three generations would be uprooted.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 16h

Italy’s renewable energy boom is transforming the Po Valley into a battleground between climate goals and food production. As solar companies uproot farmland, farmers face an impossible choice: sell out or watch their way of life disappear.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 1d

Europe’s 2025 wildfire season broke all previous records, and Spain was the hardest-hit EU country. While citizens showed notable solidarity to fight the flames, political polarisation stalled desperately needed climate adaptation.

Spain on Fire: The Cost of Polarisation

Amid disinformation and distrust, politics has failed to engage with urgently needed climate adaptation. But solidarity offers hope.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 6d

Europe’s hard-won pesticide bans risk a rollback as deregulation gets dressed up as “simplification”. When France attempted to reauthorise a banned neonicotinoid, two million citizens opposed it. But in the long run, the future of farming is still fragile.

Pesticide Politics: Defending Europe Against the Return of Banned Chemicals

As the failed recent push to reauthorise neonicotinoids in France shows, there is a risk that restricted substances could make a comeback.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 8d

Russia’s war on its neighbour has caused widespread damage and destruction, but it has also revealed that Ukraine needs to transform its energy systems. Building a greener, less centralised, and more efficient power grid is a matter of national defence, writes Martin Vrba.

War Ecology: Can Ukraine’s Green Transition Neutralise the Russian Threat?

Although the conflict has been devastating, it provides an opportunity to make Ukraine more resilient in the long term.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 15d

With Czech elections days away, the Greens and Pirates are running together for the first time. Can this cooperation bring back a Green MP after more than 15 years?

Greens and Pirates in Czechia: Elective Affinity or Marriage of Convenience?

Greens hope to return to parliament after a more than 15-year absence. But their future remains uncertain, as does the country’s direction.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 13d

Italy’s agricultural holdings have halved in twenty years. The Common Agricultural Policy has fostered a system in which many farmers “cultivate the subsidy rather than the field.” Small farms that care about sustainability barely survive.

Land Stewards: Farmers Resisting a Broken System

Once the motor of European integration, the CAP now rewards productivity and punishes sustainable agriculture.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 15d

With Czech elections days away, the Greens and Pirates are running together for the first time. Can this cooperation bring back a Green MP after more than 15 years?

Greens and Pirates in Czechia: Elective Affinity or Marriage of Convenience?

Greens hope to return to parliament after a more than 15-year absence. But their future remains uncertain, as does the country’s direction.

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The Green Fix @thegreenfix.bsky.social · 19d

Have you ever had to deal with the #ChillDude prototype? 🕶️

In our collaboration with @greeneujournal.bsky.social, we discuss the weaponised disconnect of those white guys who think that dealing with climate is too stressful, amirite?

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 20d

Once referred to as the “boiler room” of Europe, Moravia-Silesia is preparing to phase out coal production. But amidst political corruption, social exclusion, and the absence of a coherent vision, can the Czech region build a viable future for its inhabitants?

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Moravia-Silesia: What Future Without Coal?

Despite efforts to facilitate the Czech region’s green transformation, its future remains uncertain amid political corruption and social exclusion.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 21d

Has a male partner, friend, or family member ever told you to “just chill” when you were angry over politics or climate change? You’re not alone. Cass Hebron breaks down how men resort to indifference to hide away from the many problems of our world.

How Chill Guys Are Holding Back Change

Men often hide behind indifference to protect their mental health from the world’s many problems, but this helps no one.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 21d

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 21d

But normalisation isn’t inevitable.
Progressive politics should focus on practical solutions to everyday struggles, but without abandoning minorities.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 21d

Denmark’s Social Democrats pioneered Europe’s harshest immigration policies under Mette Frederiksen. Their ’’paradigm shift’’ law focuses on sending refugees home, with no space for integration. Now, countries like the UK and Austria copy Denmark’s approach as the new norm.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 21d

In Bulgaria, the Socialist Party embraced “traditional values” and backed laws banning LGBTQI+ content in schools. This policy backfired strongly, as the party went from 27 per cent support in 2017 to just 7 per cent in 2024.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 21d

In Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht split from the far-left Die Linke to create her own party, mixing socialism with anti-immigration rhetoric. In European elections, her BSW party won more votes than Die Linke’s, but she has not been able to slow the far right’s momentum.

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 21d

A new political hybrid is emerging across Europe. Known as “conservative socialism”, it mixes socialist economics with anti-immigration views and opposition to minority rights. This unusual combination has blurred the traditional lines between Left and Right.🧵

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 22d

On 28 September, Moldovans will head to the polls for parliamentary elections. Amidst well-documented Russian interference, a fragmented political landscape, and competing media narratives, will Moldova continue on its European course?

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Moldova’s Next Crossroads

Moldovans are heading to the polls for parliamentary elections. Will they choose to keep their country on its European course, despite well-documented Russian interference?

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 27d

Many Global South countries no longer feel bound to major powers and are prioritising their interests over strict alliances. How can Europe and Ukraine reach out to these nations without appealing to a supposed moral superiority?

Active Non-Alignment: Engaging with the Global South on Ukraine

How can Kyiv and Europe improve their diplomatic outreach to Global South countries without appealing to a supposed moral superiority?

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Green European Journal @greeneujournal.bsky.social · 28d

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📈 “Not growing but thriving”: The Beginning of a Paradigm Shift
💧Who Controls Water?

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