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Unauthorised GMO field trial exposed as EU takes hands-off approach, Greenpeace
EU court set to rule on whether new GMOs fall under existing law Brussels – Media reports in Belgium have exposed an unauthorised field trial of an experimental genetically modified…
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NGO statement on deforestation
Forests are essential for life on earth. Three hundred million people worldwide live in forests and 1.6 billion depend on them for their livelihoods. Forests are the largest stores of…
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Tackling illegal logging, deforestation and forest degradation
An agenda for EU action This briefing is the contribution of a group of non-governmental organisations to the policy debate related to the evaluation of the European Union Forest Law…
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Investigation: Majority of EU Parliament agriculture committee linked to industry
Involve other committees in EU agriculture policy reform or risk health and environment, Greenpeace A majority of MEPs on the European Parliament’s agriculture committee have strong links to the farming…
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EU must not waste second shot to come good on climate change, Greenpeace
Brussels – Heads of government meeting in Brussels have asked the European Commission to review the European Union’s efforts on climate change in view of pledges made under the 2015…
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EU moves closer to ban of three bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides
On 27 April 2018, representatives of EU governments meeting in Brussels will vote on a European Commission plan to ban three neonicotinoid insecticides: Bayer’s imidacloprid and clothianidin, and Syngenta’s thiamethoxam.…
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Growing number of EU governments oppose re-approval of glyphosate
Brussels – Amid mounting political and public opposition to glyphosate, representatives of European governments have again rejected the Commission’s proposal to grant the controversial and widely used weedkiller a new…
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European Parliament resoundingly votes to end glyphosate use
Brussels – Today the European Parliament resoundingly voted for an end to glyphosate use by 2022, with 355 in favour, 204 against and 111 abstentions. The resolution calls for a…
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Three neonicotinoids down, more bee-killing pesticides to go
European governments have backed a European Commission plan for a near-total ban of three bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides. Representatives from 16 countries meeting in Brussels voted in support of the EU…
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Activists set up solar panels on European Parliament as EU talks on renewables enter crucial stage
Brussels – Activists have installed solar panels on the European Parliament in Brussels on the day EU talks on renewable energy enter a crucial stage. The Parliament is hosting…
