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A Greenpeace activist hangs from the building hosting the Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, organised by the IAEA, holding a sign that reads "Nuclear Fairytale." Promoting nuclear energy has been a taboo in Brussels, but the summit is designed to send out the message that it is key to fighting climate change. IMAGES
Brussels, Dec 12 EFE, (Camera: Julio Gálvez).- The environmental organisation Greenpeace on Thursday unfurled a large banner warning of a climate emergency where EU leaders are meeting at a summit to try to set 2050 as the deadline for achieving climate neutrality. More than twenty people climbed the building and unfurled the banners. The Brussels police told Efe that at first they tried to negotiate with the activists to get them out of the building, but as they refused, officers and firefighters lowered them one by one.FOOTAGE OF THE DEMONSTRATION, BANNER AND FIREFIGHTERS LOWERING PROTESTORS.
Protesting over pay, tax and regulation, Belgium farmers are protesting in Brussels and have clogged roads around an EU summit taking place in the capital. Around 1,000 tractors are present, according to Belgian police. The European Union's 27 leaders are gathering for a crunch summit on Ukraine aid. IMAGES
Several hundred protesters waving Palestinian flags and chanting "Free Palestine" gather a few hundred metres from where a European Council is taking place in Brussels, calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip. The European Union has struggled for both unity and influence in the face of the crisis that has engulfed the Middle East since Hamas launched its bloody attack on Israel on October 7. EN Several hundred demonstrators gathered in support of Palestine a few hundred meters from where the European Council is taking place, calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Berlin, Aug 17 (EFE/EPA).- An activist of the environmental organization Greenpeace staged a protest in Berlin calling for a ban on the use of combustion engines. On 18 August 2021, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host a virtual car summit, with representatives of the car industry. Greenpeace protested on this occasion requesting to talk about climate protection during the summit. (Camera: CLEMENS BILAN).SHOT LIST: AN ACTIVIST OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION GREENPEACE HOLDS A BANNER READING 'STOP COMBUSTION ENGINES - CLIMATE PROTECTION NOW' DURING A STAGED PROTEST NEXT TO THE STYLIZED SILHOUETTE OF AN SUV CAR AND A TREE WITH BURNING BRANCHES IN FRONT OF THE CHANCELLERY IN BERLIN, GERMANY.