In the June elections, Greens are very successful and win 46 seats but again fail to win any seat in the 12 newest member states. By renewing their alliance with EFA and taking a few independent MEPs on board, the group remains the fourth largest group in the EU parliament.

Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms are the Co-Presidents of the group. Since the 2009 elections to the European Parliament, the Greens/EFA group has actively worked to promote progressive and sustainable solutions to the issues facing the European Union.

In response to the economic and financial crisis, the group has been to the fore in pushing for effective regulation of global financial sector, for improved transparency of markets and for a more ethical economy, whilst ensuring social justice and equality remain central.

Greens/EFA has been a leading player at EU-level in pushing for the transformation our resource-inefficient, fossil fuel-dependent economies to a more sustainable model, based on resource and energy efficiency, renewable energies, sustainable transport and agriculture, and green technologies.

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