-
EU delays plans to sign unpopular trade deal with Mercosur
Ursula von der Leyen will not travel to Brazil to sign the EU-Mercosur trade agreement this weekend, according to reports
-
Commission must implement EU anti-deforestation law by end 2026 to preserve credibility
MEPs voted to delay and weaken the EU deforestation regulation, a 2023 law that ensures products sold in the EU do not cause the destruction of forests or the violation of human rights.
-
Car industry spinning wheels as EU prolongs petrol and diesel
The European Commission is making a U-turn on commitments to phase out petrol and diesel cars in the EU starting in 2035.
-
EU must back affordable, cosy homes – not serve property developers
The EU’s housing strategy, proposed by the European Commission today, must focus on affordability for people to live, not simply free up property developers to boost their business, Greenpeace has warned.
-
Greenpeace boycotts Politico fossil-fuel-sponsored sustainability event
Greenpeace has withdrawn from Politico Europe’s ‘sustainable future summit’ taking place Tuesday and Wednesday, due to the sponsorship and keynote addresses of Spanish fossil fuel company Naturgy.
-
EU farming is changing for the worst – and now YOUR future is at stake.
The climate crisis is accelerating, and farms across Europe are vanishing. Industrial agriculture drives both – yet the EU keeps pouring public money into it through its main farming policy,…
-
Right-wing MEPs have made a mess of the EU deforestation law
Creating uncertainty and calling it “simplification”
-
New Report: Hazardous chemicals in Shein clothing continue to violate EU limits
BClothing from online retailer Shein still contains hazardous chemicals, according to a new report by Greenpeace Germany. Eighteen of a total of 56 tested garments (32 percent) from the Chinese…
-
Joint Statement – It’s time to enforce the EU Deforestation Law
Together with 94 other civil society organisations, Greenpeace urges EU leaders to honour their commitments and implement the EUDR in full, without weakening its core provisions.
-
EU Parliament backs governments’ botched climate target
Brussels – The European Parliament has voted for a 2040 climate target that fails to cut pollution enough to fulfil the EU’s responsibility to tackle the climate crisis, Greenpeace has…
