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EU Commission backs weakening of EU deforestation law
The European Commission has announced a plan to amend the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to weaken reporting requirements for EU traders (a category that includes manufacturers and retailers, regardless of their size) and small and micro companies that produce commodities and products in the scope of the law.
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Blockade of EU gas imports from Putin and Trump
Zeebrugge, Belgium – More than 70 activists from 17 countries have joined Greenpeace Belgium in blockading the Zeebrugge liquified gas terminal, in protest of Europe’s dependence on gas imports from…
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European shops imported beef newly linked to illegal cattle ranching on Indigenous Amazon lands
Beef from cattle illegally raised on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest may have ended up on the plates of European consumers after entering the supply chains of Brazilian beef giant JBS, a new study by Greenpeace Brasil has revealed.
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EU Commission sounds second retreat to make way for corporations profiting from nature destruction
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it will once again delay the application of the EU deforestation regulation. As a result, European consumers will continue to unwittingly contribute to the destruction of precious habitats across the planet.
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EU court rules Hungary’s funding of Paks nuclear plant illegal
The EU’s highest court has ruled that Hungary’s public funding of a nuclear power plant, after awarding the contract to the Russian state nuclear corporation, was illegal. The…
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Low-cost flights up to 26 times cheaper than trains
Brussels, 21 August 2025 – A new Europe-wide Greenpeace study shows that climate-damaging flying is still cheaper than taking the train on a majority of cross-border routes – even though…
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Greenpeace calls for EU-China Summit to strengthen climate multilateralism
Beijing/Brussels – As President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen travel to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and…
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EU Commission strips farming plan of money for climate and nature
Brussels – The European Commission has removed dedicated funding to help farmers move to nature-friendly methods in its long-term budget and proposed update to the EU’s farming policy, published today…
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Green 10 meet with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen
Greenpeace and the other Green 10 organisations met with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to table a list of civil society’s recommendations for action.
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Stop complaining, start complying! The EUDR must apply as planned on 30 December 2025
Today, the European Parliament approved a motion, proposed by MEP Alexander Bernhuber (Austria – EPP), asking the Commission to repeal its regulation on 22 May 2025 that implemented the “country…