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Concerns over the impacts of fish aggregating devices
Brussels – On 26 January 2016, two Greenpeace representatives attended a meeting hosted by Ulrike Rodust, Member of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament, about the…
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Greenpeace activists block secret TTIP talks
Trade negotiators were due to discuss special court for corporations to sue governments Brussels – Greenpeace activists have blocked EU and US negotiators from holding secret talks in Brussels for…
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EU Parliament opposes import of three herbicide-resistant GM crops
Brussels – Today, the European Parliament voted to oppose the import of three genetically modified (GM) soybeans into the European Union. © Greenpeace / Barbara Tschann It said the Commission’s…
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Bratislava climber protest ends week of mobilisation against EU trade deals
Greenpeace warns trade ministers not to feed EU resentment with misguided decisions on trade Bratislava/Brussels – A daring protest high above the Slovak capital on Friday morning concluded an intense…
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EU report shows it’s time to rethink trade deals that drive industrial farming
Brussels, 15 November 2016 – The EU should rethink international trade deals that drive industrial farming, said Greenpeace, following an EU report on the negative impacts of several trade agreements…
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Greenpeace comment on Commission’s proposal to fund nuclear research
Brussels – Following ‘Der Spiegel’ article [1] about a leaked new EU proposal to fund nuclear energy research, Greenpeace EU energy policy adviser Bram Claeys said: “The suggestion that public…
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Greenpeace comment on Commission extension of glyphosate licence
Brussels – The European Commission has extended a licence for glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller, until the end of 2017, when the European Chemicals Agency is expected to complete an assessment…
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Commission is blind to renewables’ potential, keeps Europe stuck on gas
Brussels – The Commission today published a gas package proposal which fails to recognise that renewables and energy efficiency can secure Europe’s energy supply. It defies the commitments taken under…
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Who CAPtures the cash?
Data analysis by Greenpeace EU of the unequal farming subsidy system under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy.
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Green 10 meet with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen
Greenpeace and the other Green 10 organisations met with European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to table a list of civil society's recommendations for action.
