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Publications
2016
Bratislava summit: Europe..

Bratislava summit: Europe at a crossroads

Publication | August 30, 2016 at 10:54

Letter to EU leaders by environmental organisations ahead of special summit in Bratislava.

Publications
2016
Leaked TiSA texts reveal..

Leaked TiSA texts reveal threats to climate

Publication | September 20, 2016 at 9:32

Amsterdam/Geneva – Greenpeace Netherlands has released unpublished texts from the TiSA (Trade in Services Agreement) negotiations and conducted an in-depth analysis of the energy chapter, which indicates serious threats to international climate...

Publications
2017
Open letter to Juncker and..

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.

Press centre
2013
EU deal could discourage..

EU deal could discourage oil drilling in Arctic waters

Press release | February 21, 2013 at 14:44

Brussels, 21 February 2013 – Greenpeace has welcomed a preliminary agreement between the European Parliament and the Council over an EU law on oil and gas offshore drilling. If confirmed, the law could limit or even prevent oil drilling under...

Publications
2016

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Topic | February 24, 2016 at 15:54

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Publications
2012
Fisheries Council: NGO open..

Fisheries Council: NGO open letter to ministers opposing CFP reform compromise

Publication | June 11, 2012 at 12:30

Dear ministers, 75% of European fish stocks are overexploited and almost one-third of fishing jobs in Europe have been lost in the last decade alone. This is the result of 30 years of mismanagement. You have been entrusted to work with the...

Publications
2009 and earlier
Roadmap to Recovery: A..

Roadmap to Recovery: A global network of marine reserves

Publication | January 1, 1999 at 0:00

Marine reserves are the most powerful tool available for the conservation of ocean wildlife and may also benefit fisheries by promoting recovery and reproduction of exploited species. In this report we present a design for a global network of...

Press centre
2012
Plunder continues as EU..

Plunder continues as EU fisheries ministers tinker around the edges of reform

Press release | March 19, 2012 at 8:30

Brussels/Nouadhibou (Mauritania) - European fisheries ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss the reform of EU fishing rules are expected to ignore the critical imbalance between the bloated size of EU fleets and dwindling stocks, said...

Press centre
2012
Fisheries Council (quotas)..

Fisheries Council (quotas) photo opportunity 18 Dec

Background | December 11, 2012 at 11:25

EU fisheries ministers will meet on 18-20 December to agree fishing quotas for 2013. On the same day, the European Parliament’s fisheries committee will hold a crucial vote on the reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy.

Press centre
2012
Small-scale fishermen and..

Small-scale fishermen and Greenpeace call on EU ministers to end quota madness

Press release | December 18, 2012 at 9:06

Brussels, 18 December 2012 – European small-scale fishermen and Greenpeace have joined forces to warn EU fisheries ministers not to favour Europe’s destructive industrial fishing fleet, ahead of annual negotiations to decide how much fish can be...

Publications
2011
Stolen fish - the impact of..

Stolen fish - the impact of EU fisheries outside Europe

Publication | April 19, 2011 at 14:44

A 2 page briefing on the impact of 'mega-trawlers' in African waters and the need for CFP reform. Designed for a visit of African fishermen to Brussels in Spring 2011.

Publications
2011
Biographies of the African..

Biographies of the African fishermen visiting Brussels

Publication | April 19, 2011 at 14:44

A biosheet on African fishermen who visited Brussels in Spring 2011 to speak out against the environmental and social problems caused by European mega-trawlers.

Press centre
2011
Fishermen speak out against..

Fishermen speak out against global overfishing by EU fishing fleets

Press release | April 19, 2011 at 14:45

Almost a quarter of fish caught by Europe’s fishing fleet is taken outside EU waters, often with devastating impacts on the environment and local communities in developing countries, African fishermen and Greenpeace will tell EU politicians in...

Publications
2012
EU fisheries reform – call..

EU fisheries reform – call for action

Publication | June 12, 2012 at 9:00

Fisheries ministers in the European Union have been entrusted to work with the European Parliament to chart a new path for EU fisheries management that breaks with decades of short-sighted overexploitation of our seas and recovers fish...

Press centre
2012
Danish presidency opts for..

Danish presidency opts for status quo not sea change

Press release | June 8, 2012 at 12:20

Brussels - As next week’s Council is expected to agree a joint position on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform, leading green and campaign groups warn that the proposed deal would not stop the depletion of fish stocks for another decade. By...

Publications
2011
Preliminary Reaction to the..

Preliminary Reaction to the Commission’s proposal for a future EU Maritime and...

Publication | December 9, 2011 at 16:50

A joint reaction by seven green NGOs to the European Commission’s proposal for a future EU Maritime and Fisheries Fund.

Press centre
2011
Subsidies strike on..

Subsidies strike on European mega-trawlers

Press release | December 23, 2011 at 10:37

Greenpeace today targeted three of Europe's largest factory fishing vessels that collectively receive €78,000,000 in European subsidies.

Press centre
2011
Commission fisheries fund..

Commission fisheries fund plan continues subsidy binge

Press release | December 2, 2011 at 13:11

Brussels - A new plan unveiled today by the European Commission to review fisheries subsidies has failed to deliver a vital shift to support low-impact fishermen, said Greenpeace. Earlier drafts of the plan had promised a new approach that could...

Press centre
2011
Official report confirms..

Official report confirms massive misuse of EU fisheries funds

Press release | December 12, 2011 at 12:41

Brussels, 12 December 2011 - The EU Court of Auditors today published a report damning costly failures to eliminate overfishing in Europe.

Press centre
2011
Reckless EU fishing quotas..

Reckless EU fishing quotas again expected for 2012

Press release | December 16, 2011 at 0:01

Brussels, 16 December 2011 – Ministers meet in Brussels today to set next year’s EU fishing quotas, mainly for Atlantic and North Sea species like cod, herring and sole.