To this end, the Federation have long standing contacts with Green Parties in North America, Latin America, Australia and Africa. The European Federation of Green Parties therefore welcomes the opportunity for development of Green ideas in Taiwan, offered by the participation of the Taiwanese Green Party in the elections of March 23rd. Success for Green ideas in these elections as well as a No to nuclear power in the referendum on the same date is of great importance to the Green Movement of the world. Green ideas worldwide mean supporting development of an ecologically sustainable and a socially just society. Green ideas mean abolishing nuclear power, protecting human rights and minorities, safeguarding equal rights for women as well as for the disadvantaged.
Greens also campaign for greater democratic control and openness in institutions of power.
In terms of global security, Green ideas mean a comprehensive concept of security, which cannot be defined solely in military terms. Social, economic, ecological, psychological and cultural aspects have to be taken into account. Thus Green policies concentrate on the prevention of armed conflicts, on removing the cause of war and on developing of peaceful conflict resolution. Investment in combating racism, understanding and respecting other cultures and ending global poverty would be the strongest and most effective security plan. The European Federation of Green Parties wholeheartedly supports the promotion of these Green ideas by the Taiwanese Green Party and the right of the Taiwanese people to determine their own future.