New Parliament. Same Planet.
Brussels, 10 June 2024 — The 2024 European Parliament election will go down as one that was characterised by frustration at the rising cost of
10/06/2024
Citizens Unite for a Just Climate, Nature and Agrifood Transition ahead of EU Elections
Brussels, 1st of June – Hundreds of demonstrators and over 80 organisations from 23 EU countries joined the demonstration in Brussels organized by Good Food
01/06/2024
Reaction: European Parliament approved reformed fiscal rules hampering investments toward climate neutrality
On 23 March 2024, The European Parliament approved the reformed EU Fiscal Rules. Commenting on the vote, Isabelle Brachet, Senior Fiscal Reform Policy Coordinator at Climate
23/04/2024
Open Letter: 100+ organisations call for EU legislation on Sustainable Resource Management
We, the undersigned NGOs, academics, think tanks, trade unions, and industries call for EU legislation on Sustainable Resource Management. This collective endorsement reflects a shared commitment to address the core challenges driving global crises and to champion an EU that thrives within planetary boundaries.
16/04/2024
EU Parliament Scoreboard: Protectors, Procrastinators & Prehistoric Thinkers
New in-depth data research from five leading climate and environment organisations reveals that only a minority of MEPs during the 2019 – 2024 mandate acted to protect Europe’s climate, nature and air quality. The majority of MEPs acted instead as either procrastinators or prehistoric thinkers, delaying real action with patchy and inconsistent voting records, or worse, completely failing to rise to the challenge of the crises Europe is facing.
15/04/2024
Leading Environment and Climate Organisations Score European Parliament’s 2019-2024 Performance
New in-depth data research from five leading climate and environment organisations reveals that only a minority of MEPs during the 2019 – 2024 mandate acted to protect Europe’s climate, nature and air quality. The majority of MEPs acted instead as either procrastinators or prehistoric thinkers, delaying real action with patchy and inconsistent voting records, or worse, completely failing to rise to the challenge of the crises Europe is facing.
15/04/2024
REACTION: EU Presidency’s Industrial Summit exacerbates the corporate capture of the EU policy process, sidelining democracy
Brussels, 20 February 2024 – The Belgian Presidency of the EU is currently hosting an exclusive industrial summit at the BASF chemical plant in Antwerp.
20/02/2024
Open Letter on European competitiveness report
Open letter to Prof. Mario Draghi, former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Central Bank European competitiveness report, signed by Chiara Martinelli, Director
08/02/2024
White Paper for an EU within Planetary Boundaries: Sustainable Resource Management in the EU
Resource extraction and processing are at the root of the greatest crises of our generation: global warming, biodiversity loss, water stress, pollution, and social injustices. The
07/02/2024
A People-Powered Plan to Exit Europe’s Energy Price Crisis: Tax Profits, Empower People, End Energy Poverty
We believe access to clean, affordable energy is a basic right. We can’t live healthy, safe and dignified lives without it. Everyone, no matter where
18/12/2023