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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…
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EU climate target: dodgy accounting and offshore carbon laundering
Brussels – The European Commission’s proposed climate target for 2040 falls short of what its own climate scientists advised, amounting to a 90% cut in carbon pollution on paper alone,…
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Break free from gas, civil society urges EU energy ministers
Brussels – Civil society organisations gathering outside the EU Council headquarters in Brussels urged European energy ministers to break free from fossil gas completely, and not to simply replace Russian…
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EU-Mercosur deal would boost world’s biggest meat company’s profits by over €1 billion
According to Profundo’s research, JBS, the largest meat producer on earth, could gain €1.7 billion in extra profits before tax and €1.2 billion after tax by 2040 if the EU-Mercosur deal is adopted.
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Time for farmers and nature to thrive – policy briefing
Europe is facing escalating climate shocks – heatwaves, droughts, and floods – that threaten food production and expose the fragility of the current food system. These extreme weather events already…
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EU must not replace Putin’s gas with Trump’s – Greenpeace
The European Commission’s plan to end the EU’s imports of Russian fossil fuels risks replacing one dangerous dependency with another, warned Greenpeace.
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Hottest March in Europe ever: Greenpeace calls for climate polluters to pay
Greenpeace says climate polluters must pay, as Copernicus Climate Change Service declares March 2025 the warmest ever March for Europe and the second-warmest globally.
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EU governments back loophole for new GMOs
Brussels – EU governments have supported a loophole for new genetically modified crops (GMOs) in the EU’s regulations to protect people and nature from potential risks, a move that Greenpeace…