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EU energy plans won’t meet Paris climate commitments
Today the European Commission releases its report on the progress of the European Union’s energy plans, the ‘State of the Energy Union’. Greenpeace has criticised the EU’s energy plans as…
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Commission fails to muster support for 3 GMOs
Brussels – National government representatives voting today did not provide the support needed by the European Commission to approve two new genetically modified (GM) crops and extend approval of the…
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Commission prepares to authorise three GM maize varieties
Brussels – The European Commission and a handful of EU governments want Europe to grow more genetically modified (GM) crops. In the coming months, they want to authorise the cultivation…
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MEPs unable to adjust CETA course as global trade doctrine crumbles, Greenpeace
Trump deserves no praise on TPP withdrawal, Greenpeace Brussels – Members of the European Parliament’s trade committee have endorsed a controversial EU-Canada trade and investment protection agreement (known as CETA),…
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Neonicotinoids bigger threat to wild bees and other animals than previously thought
Limits of partial EU ban exposed Brussels, 12 January 2017 – Neonicotinoid pesticides pose serious risks not only to honeybees, but also to many other species, according to a scientific…
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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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Bee-harming pesticides should be banned following EFSA reports
Brussels, 6 December 2016 – The findings of new reports from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and a recent decision by the European Commission should result in a ban…
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Joint NGO letter to Commissioner Andriukaitis on bee-harming pesticides
In a letter sent today, Greenpeace, Pesticide Action Network Europe and Bee Life asked EU health Commissioner Andriukaitis to end the EU licences for these four pesticides (imidacloprid, clothianidin, fipronil…
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How does CETA stand up to S&D’s ten progressive principles for trade?
As the European Parliament prepares for a crucial vote on the EU-Canada trade and investment protection deal (CETA), the group of socialists and democrats MEPs (S&D) has released a list…
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EU lifeline to coal could derail renewable energy transition
Coal plants would be eligible for subsidies until at least 2026 Brussels, 30 November 2016 – A package of policy proposals released today by the European Commission threatens to derail…
