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Activists urge EU to go for 100% renewable energy
** High-res photo and video available at bit.ly/GP_9Oct17** Sixty-five activists, from five countries, [1] also painted surrounding roads with biodegradable yellow paint to turn the roundabout into a giant sun,…
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Neonicotinoids bigger threat to wild bees and other animals than previously thought
Limits of partial EU ban exposed Brussels, 12 January 2017 – Neonicotinoid pesticides pose serious risks not only to honeybees, but also to many other species, according to a scientific…
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EU to renew glyphosate licence, ignoring concerns
Brussels – A qualified majority of European governments voted to approve the European Commission’s plan to grant a five-year unrestricted licence to glyphosate, a widely used weedkiller that has been…
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Activists keep justice afloat as CETA threatens to sink democracy
Campaigners warn EU-Canada trade deal is surrender to corporate takeover Strasbourg/Brussels – Eleven activists kept a sinking statue of lady justice afloat in the icy waters surrounding the European Parliament…
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CETA: MEPs put European Parliament on the wrong side of history
Strasbourg/Brussels – Support for the controversial EU-Canada trade and investment protection deal – known as CETA – puts the European Parliament on the wrong side of history, warned Greenpeace. Photos…
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EU governments must reconnect with founding values of peace and solidarity
Greenpeace demonstrates for a fairer and greener Europe at EU summit Bratislava – This morning in Bratislava 29 Greenpeace activists from Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia demonstrated…
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Greenpeace comment on the European Parliament vote on the authorisation of three GM maize varieties
Brussels – Commenting on the vote cast by the European Parliament today about the Commission’s proposal to authorise three GM maize varieties for cultivation in Europe, Greenpeace EU food policy…
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EU Parliament rejects opportunity to clarify legal status of CETA
Brussels – The European Parliament has rejected a resolution to refer the controversial investment protection system under an EU-Canada trade deal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Greenpeace EU…
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Commission slams weak implementation of EU law against illegal logging
In a review of legislation to combat illegal logging, the European Commission has said EU countries must significantly step up efforts to keep illegal timber off the EU market [1].…
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Controversial EU-Canada trade deal hangs by a thread
Brussels – The ratification of CETA, a controversial EU-Canada trade deal, has been thrown into disarray after EU heads of state and government could not agree to endorse it at…