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EU governments must reconnect with founding values of peace and solidarity
Greenpeace demonstrates for a fairer and greener Europe at EU summit Bratislava – This morning in Bratislava 29 Greenpeace activists from Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia demonstrated…
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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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Greenpeace: time to hit the stop button on TTIP
Brussels – As the 14th round of troubled EU-US trade talks comes to a close in Brussels, Greenpeace has challenged the EU to put people and the environment back at…
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Rush to adopt EU-Canada trade deal would increase distrust in mainstream politics
Brussels – The accelerated application of an EU-Canada trade deal (CETA) – as proposed today by the European Commission – would increase distrust in mainstream politics and threaten democracy and…
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Greenpeace comment on Commission extension of glyphosate licence
Brussels – The European Commission has extended a licence for glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller, until the end of 2017, when the European Chemicals Agency is expected to complete an assessment…
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Greenpeace: Europe must reconnect with its people and values
Brussels – Solidarity, sustainability and peace are the answers to today’s challenges, said Greenpeace as EU leaders meet in Brussels today to discuss the aftermath of the UK referendum. Greenpeace…
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Commission must prepare glyphosate exit plan, Greenpeace
Brussels – Greenpeace has called on the European Commission to prepare a glyphosate exit plan, after an EU vote on the controversial weedkiller today cleared the way for the Commission…
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Greenpeace calls on Italy to reconsider position on EU-Canada trade deal
Bypassing of national parliaments would be anti-democratic – Greenpeace Brussels – Italy may be preparing to break ranks with other EU governments on the right for national parliaments to approve…
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Greenpeace comment: EU vote on glyphosate extension
Brussels – The European Commission has failed to secure sufficient support from EU governments for its proposal to extend a licence for glyphosate by up to 18 months. The outcome…
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Commission seeks glyphosate approval by another name
Brussels – The European Commission is seeking political backing to allow unrestricted use of controversial weedkiller glyphosate by labelling the decision as temporary, warned Greenpeace. The Commission has scheduled a…