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EU-Japan trade deal smacks of corporate protectionism
Brussels – According to media reports, the European Commission and Japan have reached an agreement which closes negotiations on most parts of the EU’s biggest bilateral trade deal to date.…
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Commission should stimulate public debate about trade after damning ECJ ruling, Greenpeace
Brussels – The European Commission should foster public debate about alternatives to uncontrolled trade, following a damning ruling by the General Court of the EU on Wednesday, said Greenpeace. Photo:…
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Europe failing to use legal armoury against illegal logging
Commission’s report on status of implementation of EU forest protection law due in weeks Brussels – In the coming weeks, the European Commission will adopt a report assessing the implementation…
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209 pesticides used in the EU could endanger humans or environment
27 July 2016 – Greenpeace Germany today published an updated version of The EU Pesticide Blacklist [1]. This catalogue, developed by an independent expert, classifies all pesticides authorised in the…
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EU Advocate General opinion on EU-Singapore deal has wide implications for EU trade agenda
Brussels, 21 December 2016 – In a landmark case that could affect the future of EU trade agreements, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has said that…
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Greenpeace response to French president Hollande comments on TTIP
Brussels – In response to comments by French president François Hollande and European politicians following the release of confidential TTIP documents, Greenpeace EU director Jorgo Riss said: “President Hollande’s concern…
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European shops imported beef newly linked to illegal cattle ranching on Indigenous Amazon lands
Beef from cattle illegally raised on protected Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest may have ended up on the plates of European consumers after entering the supply chains of Brazilian beef giant JBS, a new study by Greenpeace Brasil has revealed.
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EU Commission strips farming plan of money for climate and nature
Brussels – The European Commission has removed dedicated funding to help farmers move to nature-friendly methods in its long-term budget and proposed update to the EU’s farming policy, published today…
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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…
