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2015
Open letter to the..

Open letter to the Presidents of Council, Commission and Parliament on VW scandal

Publication | November 9, 2015 at 9:00

Several NGOs address the presidents of the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament to take action on the VW scandal.

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2017
Commission revises EU..

Commission revises EU decision-making rules in move to avoid blame

Press release | February 14, 2017 at 18:22

Brussels – Today the European Commission presented a proposal to revise the decision-making rules under the so-called “comitology” procedure that is used, among other things, for approvals of products such as pesticides and GMOs. The proposal...

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2014

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2018

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2017

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2014
Q&A; - renewables mythbuster

Q&A; - renewables mythbuster

Publication | January 21, 2014 at 8:30

On 22 January, the European Commission will release a package of proposals on climate and energy policy for the EU. Among the proposals, the Commission is expected to table targets for the EU to cut carbon emissions and to increase the share of...

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2013
DR Congo logging

DR Congo logging

Press release | March 4, 2013 at 11:25

The Democratic Republic of Congo's logging sector is in a state of “organised chaos” according to a new report from Greenpeace Africa, threatening to cut off trading with the European Union (EU), the world’s largest timber market. A new...

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2013
Green paper kicks-off..

Green paper kicks-off boxing match on Europe’s energy future

Press release | March 27, 2013 at 11:12

Brussels – Greenpeace welcomes the Commission’s decision to start defining Europe’s energy choices and climate action past 2020. However, given the Commission’s low objectives [1] regarding concrete numbers, Greenpeace urges EU governments to...

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2013
Reaction to Oettinger..

Reaction to Oettinger comment on nuclear state aid reported in Süddeutsche Zeitung

Press release | September 19, 2013 at 10:46

Brussels – German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung has reported statements by European energy commissioner Günther Oettinger suggesting to EU nuclear regulators earlier this year that state aid rules should be changed to allow public financing of...

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2013
MEP Arctic 30 Solidarity..

MEP Arctic 30 Solidarity Statement

Publication | October 23, 2013 at 12:09

The European Parliament has called the charges against the Arctic 30 "disproportionate." It called on the Council and the European Commission to "take action to ensure the release of the detainees". Over one hundred MEPs from 21 countries and...