"environmental banner"

#13099419

15 December 2025

Opponents hold a banner reading 'Stop LGV' in front of the Matabiau train station in Toulouse, France, on December 15, 2025. Several associations, such as 'Amis de la Terre' (Friends of Earth), Stop-LGV 47, Stop-LGV 33, and LGV-No Thanks, call for a gathering in front of the main railway station of Toulouse, the Matabiau train station, just before a hearing at the Administrative Court of Toulouse to contest the legality of environmental authorizations for the planned high-speed train between Bordeaux and Toulouse. The CNPN (National Council for the Protection of Nature) says the SNCF file to build this high-speed railway is inadequate, false, and incomplete. The Environmental Authority also says there is no research on alternatives for the LGV, which is a legal duty. Moreover, the projected price tag is initially estimated at EUR10 billion for 200 km, then EUR14 billion in 2021, and now, the costs are estimated to exceed EUR20 billion. The EU will not provide any funding. However, there are already two train lines between Bordeaux and Toulouse. The works and the line will use more than 6,300 hectares of good soils, including 3,000 hectares of forests and 370 hectares of wetlands.

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#13085502

11 December 2025

Squirrels in a tree in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal put up a banner reading 'Stop A69'. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, violence against opponents, non-respect of regulations, etc. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (The Way is Free) wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all the justice decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. This takes place in Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085487

11 December 2025

A 'Ecureuil' (i.e., squirrel) places a banner at the top of a tree near the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. It quotes an article of constitutional law that reads, 'Everyone must take part in the preservation and improvement of the environment'. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, and there are issues of violence against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.

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#13061952

5 December 2025

An illustration photo shows a banner to promote the new Urban Forest at the Place du Colonel Fabien in Paris, France, on December 5, 2025.

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#13051357

3 December 2025

The lead banner, bearing the text ''Stop Austerity. United for Fiscal and Environmental Justice,'' is held by the main union representatives during a demonstration as part of a call by trade unions for strikes and demonstrations for higher wages and against austerity, in Paris, France, on December 2, 2025.

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#13051360

3 December 2025

The lead banner, bearing the text ''Stop Austerity. United for Fiscal and Environmental Justice,'' is held by the main union representatives during a demonstration as part of a call by trade unions for strikes and demonstrations for higher wages and against austerity in Paris, France, on December 2, 2025.

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#13051364

3 December 2025

The lead banner, bearing the text ''Stop Austerity. United for Fiscal and Environmental Justice,'' is held by the main union representatives during a demonstration as part of a call by trade unions for strikes and demonstrations for higher wages and against austerity in Paris, France, on December 2, 2025.

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#13044969

30 November 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 29: Activists protest against the use of horses for carriage rides at Krakow’s Main Market Square under the banner 'Krakow bez dorozek – wolnosc dla koni!' ('Krakow without Carriages – Freedom for Horses!'), in Krakow, Poland, on November 29, 2025. Protesters called for traditional horse-drawn carriages to be replaced with electric vehicles and highlighted concerns over animal welfare, while city officials said studies show the horses are not overworked and their wellbeing is monitored.

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#13044970

30 November 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 29: Activists protest against the use of horses for carriage rides at Krakow’s Main Market Square under the banner 'Krakow bez dorozek – wolnosc dla koni!' ('Krakow without Carriages – Freedom for Horses!'), in Krakow, Poland, on November 29, 2025. Protesters called for traditional horse-drawn carriages to be replaced with electric vehicles and highlighted concerns over animal welfare, while city officials said studies show the horses are not overworked and their wellbeing is monitored.

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#13044972

30 November 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 29: Activists protest against the use of horses for carriage rides at Krakow’s Main Market Square under the banner 'Krakow bez dorozek – wolnosc dla koni!' ('Krakow without Carriages – Freedom for Horses!'), in Krakow, Poland, on November 29, 2025. Protesters called for traditional horse-drawn carriages to be replaced with electric vehicles and highlighted concerns over animal welfare, while city officials said studies show the horses are not overworked and their wellbeing is monitored.

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#13044967

30 November 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 29: Activists protest against the use of horses for carriage rides at Krakow’s Main Market Square under the banner 'Krakow bez dorozek – wolnosc dla koni!' ('Krakow without Carriages – Freedom for Horses!'), in Krakow, Poland, on November 29, 2025. Protesters called for traditional horse-drawn carriages to be replaced with electric vehicles and highlighted concerns over animal welfare, while city officials said studies show the horses are not overworked and their wellbeing is monitored.

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#13044968

30 November 2025

KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 29: Activists protest against the use of horses for carriage rides at Krakow’s Main Market Square under the banner 'Krakow bez dorozek – wolnosc dla koni!' ('Krakow without Carriages – Freedom for Horses!'), in Krakow, Poland, on November 29, 2025. Protesters called for traditional horse-drawn carriages to be replaced with electric vehicles and highlighted concerns over animal welfare, while city officials said studies show the horses are not overworked and their wellbeing is monitored.

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#13041520

30 November 2025

A tall red advertising poster for ''Mezzano Romantica'' is visible next to an open-air market with stalls selling various goods and crafts, located on a cobblestone square near historic buildings in Trento, Trentino, Italy, on November 23, 2025. The market is active with vendors and shoppers, contributing to the daily life scene in the city, which is a host venue and route city for the Olympic Torch Relay scheduled for January 29, 2026, for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

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#13038527

29 November 2025

Protesters display banners reading ''Grenzen uberwinden! Festung Europa zum Einsturz bringen!'' (''Overcome borders! Bring down Fortress Europe!'') and ''Stabil und immer da, eure Klimantifa! Klimaschutz geht NUR antirassistisch, antikapitalistisch und sozial gerecht!!!'' (''Stable and always there, your climate antifa! Climate protection can ONLY be anti-racist, anti-capitalist and socially just!!!'') in Giessen, Germany, on November 28, 2025, during a day of nationwide mobilization against the relaunch of the youth organization of the far-right party AfD (Alternative fur Deutschland). The alliance ''widersetzen'' calls for the mobilization. Over 200 buses across Germany are expected to arrive in Giessen to protest and prevent the relaunch. The police prepare for a major deployment. 50,000 protesters are expected.

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#13015520

22 November 2025

Banners with environmental and protest slogans lie on the ground prior to an environmental protest march held in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 22, 2025. This protest and march are organized by the Climaximo and Huelga Climatica Estudantil movements, which fight to end the use of fossil fuels and promote a more environmentally friendly future. The demonstration begins in Largo Camoes and ends in front of the Assembly of the Republic in Lisbon, where the next steps in the fight against pollutants will soon be debated in a popular assembly.

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#13015526

22 November 2025

A woman carries a banner with environmental and protest slogans during an environmental protest march in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 22, 2025. The Climaximo and Huelga Climatica Estudantil movements organize this protest and march to end the use of fossil fuels and promote a more environmentally friendly future. The demonstration begins in Largo Camoes and ends in front of the Assembly of the Republic in Lisbon, where the next steps in the fight against pollutants are soon debated in a popular assembly.

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