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Greenpeace comment: Commission communication on the future of transport policy

Press release | June 17, 2009 at 13:26

Brussels, Belgium — The European Commission has today put forward its vision on the future of the European transport sector.

G8 leaders must break climate deal deadlock

Press release | June 12, 2009 at 0:00

Bonn, Germany — At the close of today’s UN climate talks in Bonn, which resulted in no significant progress towards the necessary strong climate agreement in Copenhagen, Greenpeace called on world leaders gathering at the G8 in just four weeks’...

Disagreement in EFSA opinion puts future of BASF GM potato in doubt

Press release | June 11, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been unable to reach a unanimous opinion on the use of antibiotic resistance genes in genetically modified (GM) plants. This opinion has significant consequences for the...

Green groups: European Commission off target

Press release | June 10, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — The environmental record of the outgoing European Commission is worryingly off target, the ‘Green 10’ coalition of leading environmental organisations said today in Brussels. Environmental groups published an assessment of the...

EU finance ministers' inertia threatens to derail international climate negotiations

Press release | June 9, 2009 at 22:37

Brussels/Luxembourg/Bonn, International — EU finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg today have failed to agree on financial support for climate measures in developing countries. Greenpeace warned that the EU's inertia sends a worrying signal to...

One year on, report uncovers tricks and loopholes in Commission lobby register

Press release | June 4, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — As the European Commission prepares to review its voluntary lobby register one year after its official launch in 2008, the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) has published a detailed report...

NGOs walk out of industry-dominated nuclear talking shop

Press release | May 29, 2009 at 12:26

Brussels / Prague, International — Today, environmental organisations Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and Sortir du nucléaire formally ended their participation in the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) at a meeting in Prague hosted by the...

Greenpeace requests EU to investigate failing national protection for Mediterranean...

Press release | May 26, 2009 at 0:00

Brussels, Belgium — Greenpeace today filed an official complaint(1) with the European Commission, asking it to enforce EU conservation laws in relation to the protection of Mediterranean seagrass meadows. Greenpeace has provided evidence that...

EU fisheries ministers to discuss reform of fisheries policy

Press release | May 25, 2009 at 12:06

Brussels, Belgium — EU fisheries ministers meeting in Brussels today will discuss plans to radically overhaul the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The talks follow the publication by the European Commission last month of a green paper on the...

Greenpeace files complaint to European Commission against Slovak process for choosing...

Press release | May 25, 2009 at 10:59

Brussels / Bratislava, International — Greenpeace today filed a complaint to the European Commission against the Slovak State. Greenpeace alleges that the way the Czech energy giant CEZ was selected to be the strategic partner in the construction...

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