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EU food agency under fire as Commission debates GMOs

Press release | May 7, 2008 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Today's European Commission decision to send three controversial genetically modified crops back to its food safety agency is a huge vote of no confidence in the EU's approval system claim Friends of the Earth Europe and...

Barroso put to test over crucial GMO policy debate

Press release | May 5, 2008 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — The credibility of the European Commission will be seriously undermined if it is unable to respond to intense pressure to reform EU GMO policy at a long-awaited internal debate on Wednesday 7 May, warned Greenpeace and Friends...

Bank consortium pulls out nuclear loans

Press release | April 25, 2008 at 13:14

Brussels, Belgium — An international bank consortium funding Slovak energy company Slovenske elektrarne (SE), including financial institutions ING, ERSTE, Société Générale and Intesa Sanpaolo, has pulled out of the Mochovce nuclear power plant...

Slovenian EU presidency failing to take EU driving seat

Press release | April 24, 2008 at 0:00

With only two months of the Slovenian EU presidency left to go and a number of crucial environmental issues on the agenda, Greenpeace has warned that Slovenia must sharpen up its act if it wants to leave a lasting mark on the EU political scene.

Greenpeace attacks illegal nuclear subsidies

Press release | April 11, 2008 at 10:07

Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace today filed an official complaint with the European Commission alleging illegal state aid and market distortion concerning the Mochovce nuclear power plant project in Slovakia.

Franco-German duo threaten dodgy deal on car emissions

Press release | April 10, 2008 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — The deceptive duo of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel could cut a climate-bashing backroom deal seriously undermining Europe’s attempts to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars,...

Greenpeace protest during Barroso-Lula meeting

Press release | March 19, 2008 at 0:00

Today Greenpeace protested during a meeting in Brazilia between José Manuel Barroso, European Commission President, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, to highlight the joint EU-Brazil responsibility in fuelling the destruction of...

DES ACTIVISTES DE GREENPEACE BLOQUENT UNE CARGAISON DE BOIS ILLÉGAL D’AMAZONIE

Press release | March 17, 2008 at 0:00

Un navire chargé de bois provenant d’entreprises forestières impliquées dans des activités illégales en Amazonie a été immobilisé aujourd’hui en France par des activistes de Greenpeace.(1) Cette action survient alors que la Commission Européenne...

GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS BLOCK ILLEGALLY LOGGED AMAZON TIMBER SHIPMENT

Press release | March 17, 2008 at 0:00

A cargo loaded with timber sourced from companies with links to illegal logging operations in the Amazon was blocked in France today by Greenpeace activists.(1) The action comes as the European Commission is preparing to announce legislation...

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