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Finance ministers avoid climate funding decision

Press release | March 10, 2009 at 18:12

Brussels, Belgium — EU finance ministers, whose meeting was blockaded by hundreds of Greenpeace activists in Brussels earlier this morning, have failed to agree on funding to tackle climate change in developing countries.

Over 300 Greenpeace activists arrested after finance ministers blockade

Press release | March 10, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Over 300 Greenpeace activists from across Europe have been arrested by police for taking part in a non-violent protest on climate change in Brussels today. Activists blocked the exits of the Brussels building where finance...

Ministres européens des finances "privés de sortie"

Press release | March 10, 2009 at 0:00

Bruxelles, Belgium — 340 militants de Greenpeace, venus de tous les coins d'Europe ont bloqués les portes du building européen où les ministres des finances discutent des fonds à réunir pour aider les pays en voie de développement à faire face...

Greenpeace blocks 'easy way out' for EU finance ministers

Press release | March 10, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Three hundred and forty Greenpeace activists from across Europe have blocked the exits of the Brussels building where EU finance ministers are discussing funding for developing nations to tackle climate change.(1)

Council backs Austrian and Hungarian bans on GM crops

Press release | March 2, 2009 at 12:45

Brussels, Belgium — EU environment ministers have overwhelmingly rejected a European Commission proposal to force member states to accept the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops on their territories. Over twenty member states voted...

Environment ministers drop climate funding hot potato

Press release | March 2, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — EU environment ministers meeting today in Brussels failed to make concrete financial commitments to support developing country action against climate change. This issue will next be discussed by finance ministers (on 10 March)...

Greenpeace files illegal state aid complaint for construction of nuclear plants in...

Press release | February 25, 2009 at 11:39

Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace has filed complaints to the European Commission over alleged illegal state aid for the construction of two nuclear reactors in Romania and two in Bulgaria. The environmental organisation argues that both countries...

Greenpeace reaction to today's member state vote on authorisation of controversial GM...

Press release | February 25, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — EU member state experts voting today did not endorse a European Commission proposal to authorise two genetically modified (GM) maize varieties for cultivation. The two maizes are Bt11 and 1507, two controversial pesticide-produ...

EU Strategic Energy Review is anything but strategic

Press release | February 19, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace criticised today’s conclusions by EU energy ministers on the Strategic Energy Review.

Greenpeace statement on the European Parliament environment committee vote on the EU...

Press release | February 17, 2009 at 9:53

Brussels, Belgium — Today, the members of the environment committee of the European Parliament voted to significantly strengthen the draft EU law on timber.

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