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EU Court of Justice rejects Bayer attempt to overturn bee-killing pesticide ban06/05/2021Brussels/Luxembourg – The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled today that the European Commission was right to ban the use of three bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides – imidacloprid,…
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EU Commission opening the door for new GMOs29/04/2021The European Commission is gearing up to exempt new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from current environmental rules, Greenpeace has warned.
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EU taxonomy: Commission backs ‘green’ investments for burning trees21/04/2021The European Commission has greenwashed green investment rules published today under the EU’s so-called EU taxonomy, said Greenpeace.
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EU agrees hollow climate law21/04/2021Under pressure to take part in a climate summit hosted by US president Joe Biden on Thursday with a wrapped up climate law, the EU has agreed an emissions reduction…
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One third of EU’s farming ad budget promoted meat and dairy08/04/2021The European Commission spent 32% of its €776.7 million five-year farm product promotion budget on advertising campaigns for meat and dairy, according to new research by Greenpeace.
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European Year of Rail: five steps to put trains back on track26/03/2021Environmental groups called for urgent and concrete action to trigger a rail renaissance and accelerate a shift from air and road travel to trains, as the European Union prepares to…
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Leak: polluters gut EU green finance rules22/03/2021
Major concessions to polluting industries under new EU sustainable finance rules, leaked on Monday, would stab the EU green deal in the heart, said Greenpeace.
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Paragliding activists land on ECB to expose support for fossil fuels10/03/2021Brussels/Frankfurt – Activists on paragliders landed on the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on Wednesday, on the eve of a meeting of the ECB’s governing board,…
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Certification schemes let forest destruction into EU market10/03/2021Brussels – Products linked to forest and ecosystem destruction, land disputes and human rights abuses continue to access the EU market labelled as ‘sustainable’ by many certifications schemes, according to…
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Revealed: meat sold in Europe driving destruction of Brazil’s Pantanal region03/03/2021Brussels – European retailers are selling beef and leather linked to the record destruction of one of the world’s largest wetlands, in Brazil’s Pantanal region, a new investigation has revealed.…