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Real energy security: break free from gas
The European Union imports almost 60% of the energy it consumes – the vast majority of those imports are fossil fuels. In particular, Europe is currently highly dependent on fossil…
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Fossil fuel dependence leaves EU wide open to extortion
As tensions mounted on the border between Ukraine and Russia, in the weeks and months before Russia’s full-scale invasion, it was clear to anyone with an eye on energy markets…
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200+ environment and farmer groups: new GMOs, old problems
Brussels, 11 February 2025 – European countries must protect farmers, small- and medium-sized seed breeders, and the organic and GM-free sectors from threats to their business posed by the deregulation…
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EU deforestation law to be delayed as new threat emerges from EU-Mercosur trade deal
The EU's deforestation law will be delayed after right-wing attempts to gut it failed, but the EU-Mercosur trade deal could still deal the deforestation law a fatal blow
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Want to do something good for farmers? Stop the EU-Mercosur trade deal
Farmers are some of the most vocal opponents of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, fearing the impact it would have on their livelihoods. They are right.
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Which way will wind blow as new EU Commission enters troubled waters?
The new European Commission endorsed by the European Parliament on Wednesday will face an early test of its political direction as it prepares to navigate choppy seas.
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Deforestation law: EU governments reject chaotic amendments sought by MEPs
EU governments have rejected a set of amendments that the European Parliament voted for last week and which would dramatically weaken the EU deforestation law.
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Deforestation law: the dismantling of the EU Green Deal has begun, but it can be stopped
Greenpeace is calling on the European Commission to withdraw its proposal to delay the EU deforestation regulation, to prevent further damage after MEPs voted to critically weaken the law.
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EU green label for fossil gas and nuclear accelerates the climate crisis
New report: Giving fossil gas and nuclear power a green label in the EU’s sustainable investments rulebook will hurt efforts to tackle the climate crisis, according to
