A new trial is set to begin on September 25 in the Nanterre court, involving two Greenpeace France activists, Guillaume, 41, and Albin, 36. They are being charged with "forgery and misuse of forged documents" related to their actions during the World Nuclear Energy Summit on March 10, 2026, in Boulogne-Billancourt. During the event, the activists intercepted French President Emmanuel Macron and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi. They displayed two English-language banners reading "Nuclear energy = energy insecurity" and "Nuclear energy fuels the war waged by Russia," which were visible to world leaders and television audiences. The activists had sneaked into the venue the previous night, hiding in a technical room to avoid the 1,900 security personnel present. Their goal was to draw attention to the risks of nuclear energy in the context of climate change and Russia’s influence on global energy dynamics. Greenpeace France has increasingly faced legal challenges in recent years. In September 2025, the Grenoble Court of Appeal dismissed a claim by EDF, France’s largest electricity company, for damages from a 2020 protest at the Tricastin nuclear plant but upheld a 50,000 euro fine for "moral damage." In September 2024, a court in Dunkerque heard a case involving a 2024 protest at the Gravelines nuclear plant, where EDF is seeking over 800,000 euros in damages. The final decision in that case is expected in December. In June 2025, several activists were fined 800 euros each, and Greenpeace France was fined 30,000 euros for the same protest. Four activists are set to appear in October for blocking a cargo ship in Dunkerque in March 2026, suspected of carrying Russian uranium. EDF has been aggressively pursuing legal action against Greenpeace France, seeking over 3.6 million euros in damages for four separate protests at nuclear plants in 2017, 2020, 2022, and 2024. According to Le Monde, Greenpeace France’s annual budget was 31 million euros in 2025. The organization’s legal representative, Apolline Cagnat, has criticized EDF’s repeated requests for 50,000 euros in "moral damage" as disproportionate and not reflecting any actual harm. Michel Forst, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, has also condemned EDF’s demands as excessive, aimed at silencing environmental activists. Political efforts have further strained Greenpeace France financially. Since 2022, members of the center-right party Les Républicains have proposed amendments to remove tax deductions for donations to groups with members convicted of trespassing in industrial or agricultural sites. Similar proposals have been made by the far-right Rassemblement National since 2024, though they have not yet passed. In addition to financial pressure, Greenpeace activists have faced increased use of pretrial detention, a practice that has grown since the 2015 Ganay Law, which introduced stricter penalties for entering nuclear facilities. This law allows for up to seven years in prison and fines of 100,000 euros. In 2018, two activists were the first in Greenpeace France’s history to be sentenced to prison for entering a nuclear plant, though their sentences were later reduced on appeal. Despite these legal challenges, Greenpeace France continues its activism, viewing legal consequences as an inevitable part of their mission.