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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…
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Delayed UN global climate conference must not derail EU action, Greenpeace
Brussels, 1 April 2020 – The postponement of UN climate talks should have no impact on the EU’s commitments to tackle the climate emergency, warned Greenpeace. In the wake of…
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Our food, our future: 8 demands for the next CAP
Agriculture affects us all. It affects our food, our local environment, the global climate and our economy. What we eat and how it is produced determines our health and the…
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EU climate diet: 71% less meat by 2030
Meat consumption in the European Union should drop by 71% by 2030, and by 81% by 2050, to tackle farming’s contribution to climate breakdown, according to new analysis by Greenpeace.
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EU must stop importing food treated with banned pesticides
A wide range of NGOs have written to the EU Commission to say that the EU needs to be consistent. If a pesticide isn’t allowed, it shouldn’t be exported, nor imported as a residue.
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Draft climate law points to lost decade for EU action
*** Photo and video material available here *** Brussels, 4 March 2019 – The European Commission’s draft EU climate law, set to be published today, includes no measures to boost…
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10 years to save the ocean
Today, 102 environmental organisations are launching the “Blue Manifesto” – a rescue plan that lays out concrete actions to turn the tide on Earth’s ever-degraded and polluted oceans and coastlines. …
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Letter to Commissioner Jourová on SLAPP lawsuits
27 organisations wrote to Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová calling on her to include all those impacted by SLAPP lawsuits in proposed new…
