Brussels, Belgium — Tomorrow, members of the European Parliament’s environment committee will vote on crucial amendments to the Commission’s timber law proposal. The legislation aims to regulate the EU timber market and to tackle the problem of...

Brussels, Belgium — Today, a committee of experts from member states has been unable to reach a decision on national bans for Monsanto’s MON810 GM (genetically modified) maize. A majority of national experts opposed the Commission’s proposal to...

Brussels, International — “The Commission has missed another opportunity to help create an environmentally sustainable energy system that would stimulate the European economy. Today’s money for clean energy pales in comparison to the hundreds of...

Brussels, International — Greenpeace welcomes today's proposal by the European Commission to give financial aid for climate protection in developing countries and to support new measures to help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. However,...

The European Commission today submitted a proposal to authorise two controversial GM maizes (Syngenta’s Bt11 and Pioneer/Dow’s 1507).

Ignoring serious scientific concerns and disregarding a call by EU environment ministers in December to improve the assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the European Commission has today proposed the authorisation of two GM crops:...

Brussels/Strasbourg, International — The new pesticides law adopted today by the European Parliament in Strasbourg has left European citizens and the environment exposed to hundreds of harmful substances that can disrupt hormone levels in the...

Brussels, International — Greenpeace warns that the decision by Slovakia to restart a Soviet era nuclear power plant would put the whole of Europe at risk, without providing any relief for gas shortages. The Slovak government argues that it needs...