Brussels/Strasbourg, Belgium — Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voting this morning in Strasbourg have supported proposals that fall short of what is needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change and reduce our dependence on...

Brussels/Poznan, Belgium — Today’s agreement by EU leaders on the most contentious aspects of the EU’s planned response to climate change, known as the climate and energy package, has been condemned as a failure by Climate Action Network Europe,...

Brussels, Belgium — Last chance to shape a strong EU climate package

Brussels, Belgium — EU politicians have concluded a landmark deal to boost the development of renewables in Europe and deliver a cleaner and safer energy supply to millions of people, said Greenpeace. The agreement that was struck between EU...

Brussels/Oslo, Belgium — With the European Union and Norway meeting in Oslo about to seal a new fisheries agreement, Greenpeace urges the EU to accept a Norwegian proposal to prohibit vessels from deliberately dumping unwanted fish overboard, a...

Brussels, Belgium — Last night, France and Italy stalled negotiations – over what looked like a done deal to boost the uptake of renewables across the EU – by demanding a review in 2014 of some of the core principles of the new law, Greenpeace...

Brussels, Belgium — Despite the wrecking attempts by a small group of countries, EU environment ministers have sent a strong message today, calling for an improvement in the way the impact of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is being...

Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace expresses its disappointment that EU member states have failed to openly reject the introduction of forest-based credits in the European carbon market. Instead, it has left the issue open and directed the Commission...