1994 Mixed results in the European elections. Whereas the German Greens score a record vote, French and Portuguese Greens lose all their seats. For the first time Greens from Luxembourg and from Ireland are elected. The group shrinks to 23 members.

1995 During a speech by French President Chirac, the Greens stage a spectacular protest in the plenary room against French nuclear tests on Mururoa.

The suicide of Alexander Langer, Co-President of the Green Group, shatters the Green group. Green MEPs from Austria, Finland and Sweden join the group which counts then 27 members.

1999 Very good results at the European elections, 38 Green MEPs get elected. Together with 10 MEPs from the European Free Alliance (regionalists and democratic nationalists) they form the Greens/EFA group, which becomes the fourth largest group in the European Parliament.

German Michaele Schreyer becomes the first Green Commissioner, responsible for budget and anti-fraud.

Heydays of Green political power: The Greens are in government in five out of 15 EU countries (Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy), which gives their environment ministers a decisive clout on the negotiations on the Kyoto protocol.

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