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EIB: stop funding fossil fuel projects
Greenpeace joined over sixty other NGOs in sending a letter to the President of the European Investment Bank, Werner Hoyer, telling him to stand firm behind the proposal to stop…
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Spend EU money on aid, not arms – Greenpeace
Did you know that the EU is planning to spend more of its budget on developing arms than on international aid? Greenpeace and 60 other organisations have written to Members…
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European leaders must stop complicity in Amazon fires
Twenty-six NGOs sent an open letter to European leaders urging them to end European complicity in the fires raging in the Amazon. NGOs believe the EU can act decisively in…
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340+ organisations call on EU to halt trade negotiations with Brazil
Brussels – In an open letter published today, over 340 civil society organisations are demanding that the European Union immediately halt trade negotiations with the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay…
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Open letter to EU Commission president candidates on EU food system
Over 30 civil society organisations, in the areas of farming, fisheries, environment, animal welfare, health, consumers, consumer co-operatives, development, social justice, climate, and forestry, wrote to the ‘Spitzenkadidaten’ – the…
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Letter to European leaders on future of Europe
Every day, people across Europe struggle with growing poverty and inequality, deteriorating access to healthcare and worrying levels of youth unemployment. Meanwhile, many large companies pollute the environment, refuse to…
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Letter to Commissioner Hogan on EU money for livestock
Greenpeace wrote to the EU agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, requesting a response to the Greenpeace report Feeding the Problem. Download the letter here.
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Bees still exposed to dangerous pesticides
Despite EU ban of three neonicotinoids, bees are still at risk Greenpeace and over 50 other organisations wrote to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker calling on him to ensure EU…
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NGO letter to EU Parliament pesticide committee
We, along with 22 other NGOs, wrote to the European Parliament’s newly formed pesticide committee (PEST). The glyphosate controversy and the eventual decision to re-approve the chemical for another five…
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Letter to EU presidents on animal farming
Europe’s farming system heavily favours industrial agriculture and intensive meat and dairy farming. We wrote to EU Commission President Juncker, EU Council President Tusk and EU Parliament President Tajani –…