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Samba for the Amazon: Rio Carnival calls for end to illegal mining

Dancers from a samba school call for more protection for the Indigenous Yanonami people, whose lives are threatened by illegal mining.

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Euroviews. Europe's leadership should take the farmers' protests seriously

The ability of enraged minorities to act should not be underestimated, as this poses significant political and electoral risks — the past few weeks have proven it, Radu Magdin writes.

World News

Activists denounce 900 femicides under Macron presidency

"Since President Emmanuel Macron took office... more than 1,000 children have been orphaned," said protesters.

Green News

Euroviews. Supermarkets are the gatekeepers banishing people who grow what we eat

Supermarkets offer cheap products, save us time, and let us participate in a globalised market for food. It's just our own farmers, our environment, and our health that have been paying the price, Eurof Uppington writes.

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Serbia

Hundreds protest in Serbia over acquittal in journalist's murder case

Political tensions have been running high since a controversial election campaign in December 2023.

Green News

Can consumers afford to back Europe’s farmers as food prices stay high

In a Paris market, Moroccan clementines and Polish mushrooms cost about half the price of their French counterparts.

World News

Farmers' protests have sprung up across Europe, even as some cease

Debts, cheap imports, price pressures... these are just some of the grievances on the lists of European farmers.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Farmers storm EU quarter in Brussels

In this edition, we discuss the root causes for the farmer protests across Europe and EU Commission plans to update animal welfare.

Green News

Euroviews. This is why green activists joined farmers protests in Brussels

Governments need to address the real issues faced by farmers: fair incomes, workers’ rights, and the shift towards local and agroecological food systems, Clara Bourgin writes.

Green News

Greta Thunberg cleared as judge throws out public order charge

The Swedish climate activist was arrested amid a crackdown by the UK government on ‘disruptive’ protests.

Green News

How is the French government trying to calm farmers' protests?

Unfair competition from imports and fair pay are two of the issues farmers are protesting over.

World News

Tractor barricades squeeze Paris as farmers' anger grows across Europe

In Europe, farmers' anger is growing, with Spain the latest country to join the protests.

Green News

Climate groups back French farmers’ ‘legitimate’ anger

More than 50 environmental groups have issued a joint statement saying they have always been allies to farmers

Green News

German climate activists will no longer glue themselves to streets

Last Generation says its tactics will remain ‘unignorable’ with more direct confrontation of polluters.

Green News

Why are French farmers putting Paris 'under siege'?

Thousands of police have been deployed to guard a fresh food market and airports in the French capital.

Serbia

Protests against 'fraudulent' elections continue in Belgrade

Opponents of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić rallied outside the Constitutional Court building on Friday to press their demand that last month's election be annulled and held again over reported widespread irregularities.

Green News

Why are Europe’s farmers angry?

Already bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, Europe’s farmers are speaking out against policies they say are contradictory, unfair and leave them worried for the future.

France

French farmers continue protesting one day after death of demonstrator

Roadblocks are spreading across France one day after a farmer and her daughter were killed during protests.

Green News

What is on the climate agenda at Davos?

Climate change is one of the biggest risks the world faces over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum.

United Kingdom

London police arrest six over stock exchange plot

Arrests were made in London, Liverpool and Brighton following a police investigation after receiving a tip from a British newspaper about the alleged plan.