In a letter to the EU environment commissioner Karmenu Vella, the German government said it was "considering public transport free of charge in order to reduce the number of private cars" in 5 German cities, including former capital Bonn and industrial cities Essen and Mannheim. The move is an attempt to meet EU air pollution targets and avoid being handed down a big fine for exceeding limits
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) met in the Chambers in Strasbourg between 5-8 February for the monthly plenary session. Among the highlights were a revision of the Emissions Trading System, the setting up of a new committee to investigate Glyphosate, and a high-profile campaign aimed at ending Female Genital Mutilation
The European Greens are marking International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February in solidarity with the estimated 200 million girls and women alive today, according to the United Nations, who have undergone some form of the procedure
Frassoni says she is extremely concerned by the racially motivated shootings on 3 February in Macerata, central Italy by Luca Traini, a failed election candidate for Italy’s far-right Northern League
Въпреки че всички шансове са срещу тях, активистите в България, които протестират, за да спасят Национален парк „Пирин” от застрояване и унищожаване, не са склонни да отстъпят
The odds are stacked against them, but activists in Bulgaria protesting to save Pirin National Park from further commercial development say they are not prepared to back down. In this tale of David (the protestors) vs Goliath (the Government), the authorities cannot ignore the will of the people
Green supporters received a boost during the European Parliament plenary session between 15-18 January in Strasbourg after positive outcomes in a raft of environmental initiatives focusing on energy and water
France’s Europe Ecology – The Greens (Europe Écologie Les Verts, EELV) are celebrating a long-awaited victory after a decision by the French government to scrap plans to build a controversial airport in Notre-Dame-des-Landes near Nantes. They say the new airport would have been unacceptably expensive and damaging to the environment
Co-president of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament Ska Keller called on Bulgaria to tackle corruption as the country takes on the bloc’s rotating presidency
