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Greenpeace urges Polish EU presidency to lead rapid ratification of Global Ocean Treaty
Activists greeted guests at an event on Tuesday night inaugurating the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union in Brussels with an urgent call for EU governments to accelerate ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty.
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Tree sculpture outside EU Parliament urges politicians to protect nature
Brussels – Greenpeace activists today installed a nine-metre-tall installation of a tree of life outside the European Parliament in Brussels, urging European politicians to act decisively to halt the destruction…
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New EU Commission: can grand job titles respond to existential challenges facing Europe?
Although green policy has made it in the job titles of several commissioner nominees announced today, questions remain about the social and environmental benefits of a new competitiveness drive, in the wake of intensifying events like the recent devastating floods in central Europe.
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Environment MEPs refuse to clip nature law’s wings, all still to play for
Brussels – Members of the European Parliament’s environment committee today voted against sending its recommendations on a new EU nature restoration law to the Parliament’s plenary session
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EU failure to protect oceans exposed in projections on Commission HQ
Vast projections of ocean life lit up the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Greenpeace called on Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and environment commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to deliver on their, so far empty, promises to protect the oceans.
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10 years to save the ocean
Today, 102 environmental organisations are launching the “Blue Manifesto” – a rescue plan that lays out concrete actions to turn the tide on Earth’s ever-degraded and polluted oceans and coastlines. …
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European Parliament demands biodiversity protection, EU countries and Commission must follow suit – Greenpeace
Brussels, 15 January 2020 – The European Parliament is set to adopt a resolution on actions to combat the biodiversity crisis and protect nature, including a call to protect half…
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Concerns over the impacts of fish aggregating devices
Brussels – On 26 January 2016, two Greenpeace representatives attended a meeting hosted by Ulrike Rodust, Member of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament, about the…
