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NATO intervention and position Greens

All 16 Members of NATO approved the activation order for military intervention in Yugoslavia.

Permanent members of the Security Council:

  1. The Russian Federation is opposed to a military intervention by NATO.
  2. The Peoples Republic of China is opposed to a military intervention by NATO.

The Executive Committee of the European Green Federation made a declaration against intervention. The position of some Member parties is:

  1. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Germany) Parliamentary fraction divided. Majority leaded by Joschka Fischer in favour. Minority leaded by Ludger Volmer against. Voting at 16 October 1998: 29 in favour 9 against, 8 abstentions, 2 members not present.
  2. Federazione dei Verdi (Italy) After the break-up of the Prodi-administration voted the Parliamentary fraction against intervention.
  3. De Groenen (Netherlands) The executive committee is against intervention.
  4. GroenLinks (Netherlands) The fraction in the Second Chamber voted in favour of intervention.

 

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