Greenpeace European Unit

Greenpeace uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and to drive solutions for a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace is independently funded and does not accept donations from governments, the EU, corporations or political parties.

Industry and civil society unite in calling for 100% clean energy in Europe — 16 April 2012, 22:14 CET

The answer to today's energy and environmental challenges lies in the creation of a cutting-edge economy underpinned by an entirely clean and efficient energy system, said a broad coalition of engineering, energy and technology companies, alongside civil society organisations. A 100 percent renewables declaration was delivered today to Martin Lidegaard, Danish minister for energy and current holder of the EU presidency, at a European Wind Energy Association event in Copenhagen.

Plunder continues as EU fisheries ministers tinker around the edges of reform — 19 March 2012, 23:07 CET

European fisheries ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss the reform of EU fishing rules are expected to ignore the critical imbalance between the bloated size of EU fleets and dwindling stocks, said Greenpeace. Ministers are likely to reach an agreement on how to manage the impact of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy on fishing in foreign waters.

Commission climate paper - Europe can save billions in fuel costs — 30 January 2012, 15:53 CET

The European Commission today set out how Europe could increase its climate ambition, presenting a series of pathways to further reduce carbon emissions by 2020.

BASF retreats from Europe as GM crops rejected — 17 January 2012, 23:15 CET

BASF today announced it is abandoning its plans to develop and commercialise genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe.

EU roadmap: clean energy future at no extra cost - Commission study reveals irrelevance of coal and nuclear despite skewed accounting — 15 December 2011, 17:54 CET

A roadmap published today by the European Commission exploring different energy pathways over the next 40 years has shown that an energy system based largely on renewables and efficiency will cost taxpayers no more than a system locking Europe into fossil fuels and nuclear energy, said Greenpeace. Renewables emerge as the dominant energy source, despite skewed calculations to keep nuclear energy and fossil fuels in the energy mix.

EU floats plan to recover fish stocks but sinks on fleet reductions — 13 July 2011, 17:16 CET

The European Commission today launched a crucial plan for EU fisheries reform aiming to restore fish populations in just four years. But the current plan is unlikely to deliver its ambitious target with almost no concrete measures to reduce the size of the fishing fleet to counter the decline in stocks, said Greenpeace.

European Parliament strengthens draft laws to ban GM crops — 06 July 2011, 00:24 CET

The European Parliament today voted to strengthen a draft EU law giving member states a new right to ban genetically modified (GM) crops from being grown in their territories.

First Citizens’ Initiative inspired by the Lisbon Treaty delivered to the European Commission — 10 December 2010, 00:35 CET

Today, Avaaz and Greenpeace delivered the first ever Citizens’ Initiative inspired by the Lisbon Treaty to Health Commissioner John Dalli. Since December 2009, the citizen’s right of initiative is enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty, allowing a million citizens from a significant number of member states to ask the European Commission to change European law.

Greenpeace calls for deep sea drilling ban as Commission shakes up oil rules — 14 October 2010, 23:12 CET

New deep sea oil operations should be banned as the only sure way of preventing a Deepwater Horizon-like spill in Europe, Greenpeace said in response to today’s shake-up of offshore drilling rules by the European Commission.

Commission plans to relax rules on GM crops in Europe - Procedural tweaks fail to protect public and environment — 13 July 2010, 18:12 CET

The European Commission will announce today proposals to speed up the union’s genetically modified (GM) crop authorisation procedure. Member states are being promised the right to ban GM cultivation if they reduce their opposition during the EU-level authorisation process.