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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Green groups join firefighters protesting budget cuts and nature destruction
Climate-driven fires and floods, accelerated by oil and gas corporations, put firefighters and other emergency services on the front lines of the environmental crisis, and pose more dangers to them as they protect people’s lives and homes.
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Oil industry makes extra €36 billion in EU from Iran war fuel prices
The oil industry has made €36 billion in excess profits in the EU from skyrocketing diesel and petrol prices since the start of the war on Iran – about €154 million every day.
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Energy prices drove entire eurozone inflation rise amid war on Iran
Between January and August 2026, energy prices accounted for the entire rise in eurozone inflation from 1.7% to 3.2%, according to new Greenpeace analysis that exposes the…