EU Commission ups climate target in State of the Union

16 September 2020

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her first State of the Union speech this morning in the European Parliament in Brussels, in which she proclaimed Europe must lead the way from fragility to vitality after the Covid-19 crisis, and proposed a higher 2030 climate target.

Reacting to Jagoda Munic, director, Friends of the Earth Europe had this to say:

7 July 2020

Belgium: For a fair consultation on radioactive waste - #covidsolidarity

Stories of solidarity under coronavirus

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Belgium (Wallonia and Brussels)
26 June 2020

Spain: Covid-19 spawns powerful local food movement - #covidsolidarity

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Spain
26 June 2020

Malaysia: Fisher-folk switch to direct distribution - #covidsolidarity

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Due to the covid-19 restrictions, Malaysian fisher-folk were suddenly unable to sell their fish as usual.

26 June 2020

France: Standing with Amazon workers - #covidsolidarity

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France
26 June 2020

Bosnia & Herzegovina: illegal hydropower plants constructed under curfew - #covidsolidarity

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 June 2020

Russia: not a nuclear dump! - #covidsolidarity

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Germany, Russia
24 June 2020

Slovenia: Environmental rights ripped up - #covidsolidarity

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In the shadow of coronavirus, the Slovenian government has ripped up some of the country’s hard-won environmental rights.

Slovenia
19 June 2020

EU Council: Squabbling over solidarity

As EU heads of government today deliberate the EU’s proposed €750 billion coronavirus recovery package by teleconference, Friends of the Earth Europe warns they risk a rebound to business-as-usual, which would put global warming targets beyond reach.

18 June 2020

Solidarity statement with the Black Lives Matter movement

Friends of the Earth Europe joins the Black Lives Matter movement, Friends of the Earth US and Friends of the Earth International in condemning the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,

11 June 2020

South Africa: helping vulnerable waste pickers survive covid 19 - #covidsolidarity

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Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories from across our European and global network of what lockdown and life under coronavirus look like around the world. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action.

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