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26 May 2019

Published by Anton LAZARUS at 26 May 2019

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‘We can really talk about a green wave’

Early projections following the EU election point to success for green candidates. Polls suggest support was especially strong among young people. The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) […]

21 December 2016

Published by Ian Carey at 21 December 2016

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EEB calls on incoming Maltese EU Presidency to stand up for people and planet

2016 is certainly not a year that will be omitted from the history books, though unfortunately more for bad rather than good reasons. In terms of […]

16 September 2016

Published by Ian Carey at 16 September 2016

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Europe must put people and planet first

As the EU-27 gather in Bratislava today, leading environmental organisations call for genuinely transformational change in the wake of the UK referendum. Nine of the largest […]

14 September 2016

Published by Ian Carey at 14 September 2016

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Juncker fails to join dots in State of the Union

The State of the Union speech given by EU President Jean-Claude Juncker this morning showed he had made an effort to understand the mood in Europe and the need […]

30 June 2016

Published by Ian Carey at 30 June 2016

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Slovakia needs to put environment at heart of EU reform

Slovakia is taking over the six-month EU rotating Presidency at a particularly testing time following on from the continuing fall-out of the Brexit vote. The future […]

24 June 2016

Published by Ian Carey at 24 June 2016

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EEB reaction to the UK referendum

Jeremy Wates, EEB Secretary General, said: “This is bad news for the UK, Europe and the environment. All evidence shows that the EU has brought many environmental […]