The issues we work on
The European Union is home to half a billion people, and is one of the largest economies in the world, with environmental and social impacts far beyond its borders. The EU must work to protect people, nature and the planet.
Based in Brussels, the Greenpeace European Unit monitors and analyses the work of the EU institutions, exposes deficient EU policies and laws, and challenges decision-makers to implement solutions that work for people and the planet.
Climate and Energy
#Renewables
A diverse and distributed renewable energy system can provide clean energy for…
Nature and Food
#Farming
Industrial farming has a huge impact on the climate, the local environment…
Democracy and Europe
#Democracy
To protect our planet our governments must also protect democracy. People have…
#Plastic
Plastic pollution is choking our rivers and oceans. It’s time for the…
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Cots, cows, and the fight for clean water
The EU’s limits for safe drinking water date from the era of black-and-white TV. Science has moved on. So why haven’t our safety standards?
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Brussels promises permanent monument for climate victims
While heatwaves in Europe lead to thousands of excess deaths, and five years after hundreds lost their lives in devastating floods in Belgium and Germany, the Brussels regional government has promised to erect a monument to all victims of climate change. The ceremony was held on the EU Day for the Victims of the Global…
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€9.9 billion Hormuz energy crisis relief mostly supported fossil fuels
Brussels – Seven EU countries overwhelmingly deepened their fossil fuel dependence with their energy crisis response measures following the US and Israel’s illegal attack on Iran, according to new research…