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Politics trumps science as von der Leyen fiddles EU climate goal, Greenpeace
Brussels – Ursula von der Leyen has backed a revised EU climate goal at her first ‘state of the union’ speech as president of the European Commission, where she outlined the bloc’s priorities for the next year. But the new Commission target to cut emissions by 55% by 2030 falls far short of the cuts…
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Gene edited crop can’t stand the light of day
by Franziska Achterberg, Greenpeace EU food policy director
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Gag lawsuits are impairing free speech across the EU
Brussels – Gag lawsuits are a widespread phenomenon in Europe, hitting journalists, activists, academics, their organisations, and others, a new Greenpeace EU report finds. Aimed at silencing critical voices, they…
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Letter to Commissioners Sinkevičius and Kyriakides on gene drives
More than 80 organisations from all over Europe are calling on the European Commission to outlaw the release of so-called Gene Drive Organisms in the EU and internationally.
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EIB stumbles in self-proclaimed mission to become EU climate bank
In an open letter published today, on the eve of an EIB stakeholder meeting, 34 organisations, including Greenpeace, call on the bank to align its lending and client portfolios with global climate commitments.
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€4 trillion to save Europe: historic opportunity or too good to be true?
Three months ago it would have been impossible to imagine that over €4 trillion could be made available to revitalise Europe. European governments are putting €3.4 trillion on the table and the European Commission is proposing another €750 billion for the coronavirus recovery. To put this into perspective, imagine if every EU citizen woke up…
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Patchy at best: EU unveils coronavirus recovery plan – Greenpeace
The European Commission’s €1.85 trillion recovery plan is contradictory at best and damaging at worst, said Greenpeace.
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EU Commission must not take climate advice from BlackRock
92 NGOs wrote to European Commission President von der Leyen, and Executive Vice-Presidents Dombrovskis and Timmermans, to urge them to cancel the recently concluded contract with BlackRock Investment Management. This…
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For a Europe that cares for all
57 civil society organisations wrote to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen about the values that should underpin the recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the attached statement here.
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EU must show solidarity to protect people from COVID-19 crisis, Greenpeace
Brussels, 7 April 2020 – Heated discussions are expected at today’s videoconference between EU finance ministers, as they debate proposals for a coordinated economic response to the Covid-19 crisis. Greenpeace…
