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EU court ruling on Singapore trade deal is victory for democracy

EU court ruling on Singapore trade deal is victory for democracy

Press release | May 16, 2017 at 11:48

The European Court of Justice ruled today that the European Commission cannot conclude trade deals without the approval of EU national parliaments, when they contain investment dispute systems that supersede national courts.

Commission should stimulate public debate about trade after damning ECJ ruling,...

Press release | May 11, 2017 at 10:55

Brussels – The European Commission should foster public debate about alternatives to uncontrolled trade, following a damning ruling by the General Court of the EU on Wednesday, said Greenpeace.

Open letter to Tusk, Juncker and Tajani on EU-China summit

Open letter to Tusk, Juncker and Tajani on EU-China summit

Publication | May 3, 2017 at 11:11

Greenpeace wrote to EU Council president Donald Tusk, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament president Antonio Tajani calling on them to use the EU-China summit to lead on action against climate change.

Open letter to Juncker and Timmermans requesting active intervention in support of civil society and democracy in Europe

Open letter to Juncker and Timmermans requesting active intervention in support of...

Publication | April 11, 2017 at 15:51

Leading civil society organisations in Europe have written to Commission President Juncker and Vice-President Timmermans to request your active intervention in In view of the situation in Hungary.

EU report on pesticide residues ignores toxic cocktail effect, Greenpeace

EU report on pesticide residues ignores toxic cocktail effect, Greenpeace

Press release | April 11, 2017 at 14:17

Brussels – An EU report on pesticide residues in food released today again fails to assess the combined effects of pesticides in the human body, warned Greenpeace.

Open letter to Commission President Juncker on GMOs and democratic principles

Publication | April 11, 2017 at 10:49

National governments did not support the approval of three genetically modified (GM) maize crops for cultivation in Europe for the second time. The European Commission must now take the final decision. However, it is not obliged to approve them.

Hungary and the freedom I stand for

Hungary and the freedom I stand for

Blog entry by Katalin Rodics | April 10, 2017

In the winter of 2017, I received a call from a colleague about a small community in the Hungarian countryside, far from the busy streets of Budapest, that needed help. A Lutheran organisation had just launched a project with disabled...

EU must stop palm oil deforestation, says European Parliament

EU must stop palm oil deforestation, says European Parliament

Press release | April 4, 2017 at 13:12

The European Parliament voted in favour of a report calling on the EU to stop funding and contributing to deforestation. The report recognises the driving forces behind deforestation, in particular agricultural expansion and the production of...

Governments and citizens reject GMOs, Commission must follow – Greenpeace

Governments and citizens reject GMOs, Commission must follow – Greenpeace

Press release | March 27, 2017 at 16:30

Brussels – Today, national government representatives failed to support the approval of three genetically modified (GM) maize crops for cultivation in Europe: two new ones and the only GM crop currently grown in the EU.

Commission takes major step to ban three bee-harming pesticides

Commission takes major step to ban three bee-harming pesticides

Press release | March 23, 2017 at 18:43

The European Commission has proposed a ban of three neonicotinoid pesticides known to harm bees and other species, except for use in permanent greenhouses, according to a leaked document seen by the Guardian [1]. If such a plan becomes law, the...

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