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Last chance to deliver green EU farm policy
The deal that is struck on the EU's farm policy will have huge implications for small farmers, public health, nature and the climate. We wrote to the European Commission, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the European Parliament’s rapporteurs on the EU's Common Agricultural Policy regulations, ahead of the last negotiation…
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EU fiscal framework must promote green jobs
The EU institutions have promised a green recovery from the COVID pandemic. However, this will never be achieved if the fiscal rules of the EU continue to impose austerity measures…
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Commission cancer plan must scrap EU meat ads
Brussels – The European Commission plans to cease funding for promotional campaigns for red meat and processed meat due to links to cancer, according to the Commission’s cancer strategy published…
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The Future of Forests in the European Union
Untapped potential for nature conservation and climate change mitigation
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Protecting public watchdogs across the EU: Greenpeace’s proposal for an EU anti-SLAPP law
Greenpeace EU Unit published a model of the #Anti-SLAPP directive we expect the European Commission to table in the coming months.
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Fossil fuels could tap into EU green recovery funds with MEPs’ support
On Monday 9 November, in a crucial joint vote, the European Parliament’s economic affairs committee and the budgets committees will decide how to allocate €672.5 billion in emergency coronavirus recovery funds. The European Parliament has a last chance to ensure polluters don’t sink the chance for a green and just recovery.
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Greenpeace activists demand EU transport ministers transform transport and stop driving the climate crisis
Greenpeace Germany activists projected the slogan “Stop driving the climate crisis #TransformTransport” onto the Germany Ministry of Transport in Berlin early this morning to stop the expansion of freeways and invest in infrastructure for climate-friendly alternatives such as rail, bus and bicycle transport.
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EU Parliament backs ban on dairy-like names for vegan products
The European Parliament has voted to accept proposals to ban the use of words like ‘yoghurt substitute’ or ‘imitation cheese’ for alternative products that contain no dairy.
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Majority of European crops feeding animals and cars, not people
Brussels, 16 October 2020 – The vast majority of European crop production is used to feed animals and create biofuels, rather than feeding people, new analysis has found. At the…
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The climate crisis hasn’t gone away, neither have climate protests
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe, thousands of protesters are once again taking to the streets and social media, from Brussels to Moscow, to call on governments to step up climate action. This new wave of demonstrations, labelled the Climate Care Uprising, is taking place just as governments and the European…
