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Spike in private jet flights to European holiday destinations
Brussels – New analysis commissioned by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe reveals a sharp rise in private jet flights to European holiday hotspots last year, with a…
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“Cruel” trade loopholes let European companies export toxic products banned from EU market
More than 100 organisations call on the EU to close "hypocritical, cruel unfair and intolerable" trade loopholes.
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Tree sculpture outside EU Parliament urges politicians to protect nature
Brussels – Greenpeace activists today installed a nine-metre-tall installation of a tree of life outside the European Parliament in Brussels, urging European politicians to act decisively to halt the destruction…
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New EU Commission: can grand job titles respond to existential challenges facing Europe?
Although green policy has made it in the job titles of several commissioner nominees announced today, questions remain about the social and environmental benefits of a new competitiveness drive, in the wake of intensifying events like the recent devastating floods in central Europe.
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Greenpeace opens office in Kyiv, Ukraine
Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe is formally opening a new office in Kyiv, Ukraine today.
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Support farmers in need and reward nature protection, says major EU farming review
A major cross-sector review of food and farming, backed by the European Commission, has called for a fundamental rethink of farming to support the most vulnerable farmers and reward those who protect nature.
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Von der Leyen second term: big promises, little coherence
Ursula von der Leyen's plans for her second term as European Commission president lack ambition and coherence - Greenpeace
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EU food safety watchdog backs controversial Commission plan on new GMO plants
The European Food Safety Authority opinion on new GMOs contradicts the findings of the French, German and Austrian health and environment agencies
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Direct train connections between major European cities could be more than tripled using existing tracks
Europe has huge untapped potential to connect its major cities by direct trains instead of by cars and airplanes
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EU governments back plan to accelerate age of extinction
EU leaders have announced political priorities for the next five years which are weak on environmental protection.