Today, the European Commission published its “Food and Feed Omnibus” proposal, dismantling some of the EU’s most fundamental protections against pesticides that poison our food, water, nature. Pressured by corporate interests, the EU Commission would grant many pesticides indefinite approval, removing the current 10- to 15-year scientific reassessment that is essential for detecting new …
EU watchdog slams Commission’s undemocratic environmental rollbacks
This is a joint press release NGOs welcome the EU Ombudswoman’s finding that the EU Commission committed maladministration in rolling back key environmental and human rights protections – marking a major milestone for transparency, democracy, human and environmental rights. In light of these findings, NGOs warn that the Commission must end the use of undemocratic …
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Joint press release: EU Commission persists in undemocratic push to weaken accountability laws – NGOs call on MEPs to act
NGOs condemn the EU Commission’s obstinate refusal to acknowledge the undemocratic and opaque process that led to the so-called first Simplification Omnibus – and urge Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to reject the weakening of key corporate accountability laws. In a written response to the European Ombudswoman – which opened an inquiry into the potential maladministration by …
Rules to protect democracy, people and planet
Seven bold actions for an EU Industrial Policy that protects people and planet. Europe stands at a crossroads with EU institutions either following the path of deregulation by prioritising corporate interests or heading towards a just and sustainable future by putting people and planet at the heart of the economy. It is not too late …
Green ambition biggest loser in deregulation game
New legislation announced today by the European Commission is set to destroy due diligence and environmental rules whilst bolstering polluting industries through unconditional subsidy packages, Friends of the Earth Europe said today.
