Who are the Green 10?

We work with the EU law-making institutions - the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers - to ensure that the environment is placed at the heart of policymaking. This includes working with our member organisations in the Member States to facilitate their input into the EU decision-making process.

While campaigning at EU level, Green 10 NGOs:

• encourage the full implementation of EU environmental laws and policies in the Member States;
• lobby for new environmental proposals, as appropriate;
• work with the EU institutions to ensure that policies under consideration are as environmentally effective as possible;
• promote EU environmental leadership in the global political arena.

In terms of public awareness raising, Green 10 NGOs:

• inform their members and the wider public of environmental developments at EU level, and encourage them to make their voice heard;
• give a voice to thousands of locally-based associations, which would otherwise have no access to EU decision-makers;
• contribute to the strengthening of civil society across Europe, through training in advocacy skills, policy analysis and the EU decision-making process.