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Eiffel Tower anti-nuclear protest

Greenpeace hangs nuclear banner on Eiffel Tower

13 July 2008

As the Union for the Mediterranean organised by French president Nicolas Sarkozy (1) launched in Paris today, Fifteen Greenpeace activists today hung a banner of a nuclear symbol on the Eiffel Tower (2). The banner was placed in circle of golden stars representing the EU. The stars sponsored by French state nuclear company Areva, have been on the tower since France took over the EU presidency on 1 July.

Greenpeace labels Sarkozy's EPR announcement "lunacy"

03 July 2008

Greenpeace today condemned French President, Nicolas Sarkozy's announcement of plans to build a second European Pressurised nuclear Reactor (EPR) in France (1). The decision comes just three days after France took over the EU Presidency.

Greenpeace hands out warning: French nuclear industry at work

22 May 2008

Greenpeace activists today presented high-level government and business delegates to the European Nuclear Energy Forum with a warning against involvement in new fault-ridden French nuclear reactors, which have been portrayed as the ‘flagship’ of a so-called nuclear renaissance.

Nuclear-dominated Forum aims to weaken Europe’s nuclear safety standards

22 May 2008

Greenpeace activists projected messages, including ‘Nuclear Undermines Climate Protection’ and ‘Energy [R]evolution Now!’, against the backdrop of the illuminated Prague Castle, drawing attention to the dangers of weakening European nuclear safety standards and the risk of seriously biased discussions in advance of today’s opening of the second meeting of the European Nuclear Energy Forum.

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