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Commission Calls For Ban Of Destructive Deep-Sea Fishing
Friday, 20 July 2012, 3:59 pm | Greenpeace European Unit
Brussels, 19 July 2012 – Greenpeace welcomed a plan presented by the European Commission today to ban some of the most environmentally damaging fishing practices, under a review of EU rules governing deep-sea fishing in the Northeast and Central ... More >>
Europe In The Slow Lane On Car Efficiency Standards
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 2:11 pm | Greenpeace European Unit
Brussels, 11 July 2012 – Greenpeace today criticised the European Commission for diluting new proposed vehicle efficiency standards, following pressure from the car industry. The Commission has confirmed a previously agreed target of 95 grammes of ... More >>
Industry Figures Confirm GM Food Is European Commercial Flop
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 11:19 am | Greenpeace European Unit
Annual industry figures to be released on Tuesday are expected to confirm the commercial failure of genetically modified (GM) food in Europe, said Greenpeace. Only around 0.06% of the EU’s agricultural land was used in 2011 to grow GM food, the report ... More >>
Commission Fails on Promise to Green the CAP
Friday, 14 October 2011, 12:33 pm | Greenpeace European Unit
New €435bn EU farming package continues support for destructive practices Brussels, 12 October 2011 – A plan unveiled today by the European Commission for a once-in-a-generation reform of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be unable ... More >>
European Parliament strengthens draft laws to ban GM crops
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 1:36 pm | Greenpeace European Unit
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. More >>