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Brussels green groups urge EU leaders to embrace sustainability agenda post-Brexit

31 August 2016 • 2 min read

Britain's exit from the trading bloc must not lead to backtracking on environmental protections, green groups say

Leaders of 10 green European NGOs, including Climate Action Network Europe, Greenpeace Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe, have written to the key political leaders of the European Union urging the...

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