English subtitles for clip: File:Katrin Langensiepen - GEF - The EP Goes Green.webm

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I'm Katrin Langensiepen

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from Hanover, in Germany,

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and I am one of the new Members of the European Parliament

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for the Green Party.

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How would your best friend describe you?

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Direct,

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my heart is on my tongue, you can say,

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and I am overminded, interested in everything,

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cultural, music lover, book lover,

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funny, serious, yeah,

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I think, something like that.

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What made you join the Green Movement?

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In 2010 I decided to join the Green Party,

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because of environment protection,

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climate change,

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and of personal reasons.

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I was unemployed, out of job,

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and I am a so-called "victim" of the crisis we had in 2008/09.

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Why EU politics?

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We live in a global world,

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the European Union is the best project we have.

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If you want to solve problems or the kind of challenges we have

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you can't solve it by yourself,

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you can't solve it in Germany

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and forget your neighbors.

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What do you want to fight for in the European Parliament?

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I want to fight for social standards.

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I want to fight for human rights.

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I know how it feels to be unemployed and [well] educated,

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and you are a young European and later [get told]

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"yeah, we don't need you".

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[I want to] fight for labour rights,

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for social standards,

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and for human rights for people with disabilities.

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What was your biggest revelation during the last months of campaigning?

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I was very focused on the aim being an MEP,

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and the people told me during the last time

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"You are so quiet and you look so relaxed!".

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I was like "yeah, I am really focused

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on my appointments, my meetings,

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and the content and my subjects".

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Surprise question

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So, the question:

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"What do you do when you are not working?"

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I am sitting in the train,

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I am with my family,

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relax and enjoy the nature,

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and listen to the birds.

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I need that calm environment.

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The European Parliament goes green!

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This project is a cooperation of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and Green European Foundation.