23 October 2020 The European Parliament voted against amendments to the proposed new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), “burying hope of real reform” for its almost 400 billion of funds, Friends of the Earth Europe said. The vote closed off what the organisation called a “historically bad week for the future Read more…
22 October 2020 Campaigners have taken to Twitter the day before the European Parliament is set to vote on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and are urging MEPs to reject it. Using the hashtag “VoteThisCAPdown”, activists the world over have been calling for MEPs to vote against the current Read more…
7 October 2020 The European Parliament has voted to up the bloc’s climate target to a 60 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The Parliament’s goalpost for end of decade emissions has moved substantially, as the current target for 2030 is 40 per cent. The figure is Read more…
2 October 2020 Leaked documents from the European People’s Party (EPP) show that they are planning to “seriously undermine” EU climate ambition, a European coalition of environmental groups has said. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe issued the warning yesterday after the documents emerged and noted that the EPP is calling Read more…
16 September 2020 The European Commission has proposed increasing its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to “at least” 55 per cent by 2030. The announcement was made by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today as part of her State of the Union speech which outlined how the bloc will Read more…
Greta THUNBERG, Swedish climate activist Photo: European Union / DAINA LE LARDIC
October 19th, 2017 In a landmark move this morning, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee has backed a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides by December 2020 and immediate restrictions on its use. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted to back an objection to the European Read more…
September 25th, 2017 An All-Ireland environmental NGO coalition is in Brussels this week to voice concerns over the impact Brexit may have on cross-border cooperation to protect the environment. As the fourth round of Brexit negotiations get underway, representatives from the Environmental Pillar and Northern Ireland Environmental Link are set Read more…
September 14th, 2017 The European Parliament today voted to give the green light to plans that could end overfishing in the North Sea and ensure more secure livelihoods for fishermen. MEPs voted in Brussels today in favour of a strong North Sea multi-annual plan (NSMAP) which aims to ensure the Read more…
January 13th 2017 A coalition of Irish farmers, environmentalists, trade unionists, global justice groups and small business organisations have called on MEPs to oppose the EU Canada trade deal known as CETA. The groups co-signed a letter to members of a European Parliament committee calling for rejection of the deal Read more…
