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Energy is a human right and should be treated as such!
It's time to ban energy disconnections. People need more than a winter truce. Access to energy shouldn't be a battle in the first place.
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European Parliament kicks out lobbyists for Russia, but their fingerprints remain
Russia could earn billions from the EU's plan to greenwash fossil gas and nuclear energy.
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Take action: tell MEPs to stop the EU greenwashing of fossil gas and nuclear energy
Will you let the story of Europe’s energy transition be written by Putin, Gazprom and the nuclear industry?
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Overselling EU trade deals: new study uncovers failures of sustainability impact assessments
The European Commission uses flawed and tardy sustainability impact assessments as a fig leaf for environmentally, socially and economically damaging EU trade agreements, according to a new study by Greenpeace Germany and the French Veblen Institute for Economic Reforms.
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The European Commission’s trade sustainability impact assessments: a critical review
This study establishes the state of play of the EU’s use of SIAs since they were first introduced more than 20 years ago.
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New EU law could protect journalists and activists against legal bullying
Journalists exposing human rights abuses or environmental activists campaigning against the destruction of nature may soon have one less thing to worry about, as the European Commission releases a new draft EU law to help prevent legal bullying by corporations, public officials, and powerful individuals.
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EU’s economic rules need to overcome permanent crisis mode
The Manifesto for a Green, Just and Democratic European Economy calls for fundamental reform of EU economic policies to reduce inequalities and accelerate action on the climate and nature emergencies.
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Open letter: NGOs to refuse invitations to speak at fossil-fuel sponsored media events
Sixteen European civil society organisations will no longer accept invitations to speak at media events on EU policy sponsored by fossil fuel companies.
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EU must protect journalists from legal intimidation
The 3rd of May is World Press Freedom Day. Greenpeace and 20 other environmental and press-freedom organisations wrote to Commissioner Jourová, asking for an EU law to protect journalists and activists from legal harassment for their work.
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EU fiscal framework must promote green jobs
The EU institutions have promised a green recovery from the COVID pandemic. However, this will never be achieved if the fiscal rules of the EU continue to impose austerity measures…