Felix Banaszak
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- Oct 8
German Greens present federal platform proposing wealth taxes and pension reforms
Party leaders Franziska Brantner and Felix Banaszak unveiled a comprehensive policy blueprint in Berlin ahead of their December congress, positioning the opposition party for potential early elections.
- Oct 4
Green Party of England and Wales equates Zionism with racism, prompting Israeli entry ban on leader Zack Polanski
Members at the Green Party conference in Brighton voted 1,022 to 813 to endorse a single-state policy in historic Palestine, sparking pushback from European allies and four of the party's five MPs.
- Sep 24
German town of Heidenau bans Stolpersteine memorials following joint vote by AfD and CDU
Councillors in the Saxon town of Heidenau voted 13 to 6 to prohibit new brass stumbling stones on public walkways, resolving to move future Holocaust commemorations to a cemetery.
- Jul 1
Green Party members approve sweeping statute overhaul: all 17 proposals pass
In a three-week online ballot, roughly 35 percent of the party's 184,000 members backed changes including a new general secretary post, tougher motion requirements, and a relaxation of the traditional separation of office and mandate.
- Jun 28
Greens' Banaszak rallies East German voters from a camper van as party stares at state parliament exit
Facing 4% polling in Saxony-Anhalt and the risk of missing the parliamentary threshold in two September state elections, Green co-leader Felix Banaszak is driving an ageing camper van through the region, grilling sausages and inviting locals to 'Bier mit Banaszak und Suse.'
- Jun 12
Thousands of German steelworkers to protest in Berlin and Völklingen over industry crisis and climate rules
IG Metall expects around 1,000 workers in Berlin and several thousand in Völklingen to demand reliable policies for green steel production and protection against cheap imports.
