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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…
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Open and honest look at the EU’s trade practices needed
EU trade commissioner Malmström today published a package of proposals on trade and investment policy. The Commission also published draft mandates for trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, and…
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Commission study makes pressing case for EU action on deforestation
Despite promises, Commission remains silent on EU plans to tackle deforestation Brussels – A long awaited European Commission study, released late on Friday, lays out policy options for the EU…
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European Parliament fires up Europe’s energy transition
European Parliament proposals to increase the EU’s share of renewable energy to a minimum of 35 per cent, and to set binding targets for each EU country, are a step…
