Grassroots – party-politically neutral

Like every asbl, the Mouvement Ecologique has statutes that regulate its objectives and working methods. A particularly important article of the statutes is certainly the following:

“The Mouvement Ecologique is a grassroot movement whose purpose is to:
– to work for the creation of equitable living conditions at global, European and national level and for a society that respects the interests of future generations while meeting the fundamental aspirations of human beings and taking into account planetary limits;
– to seek, promote and implement societal and economic models guided by the principle of sustainability, in the political, social, economic, cultural, educational and personal domains;
– To achieve this by raising awareness, taking action and engaging in political advocacy, particularly in order to safeguard the environment, respect ecosystems, biodiversity and protect the climate.

The Mouvemet Ecologique is guided in its pursuit of this goal by the principles of ecology and democracy in a systemic approach.”

The statutes also stipulate and guarantee the party-political neutrality of the Mouvement Ecologique. Among other things, it is regulated in such a way that mandate holders of parties in the Mouvement cannot take on an official function (member of the board of directors, spokesperson of a working group …), but the cooperation of everyone is desired.

In addition, the internal regulations govern the general functioning of the Mouvement Ecologique : who decides what? How often do which decision-making bodies meet? etc.