07/02/24
New GMOs: tight EU Parliament vote removes safety checks & liability
Today, the European Parliament adopted in a tight vote the Commission’s proposal to widely deregulate the new …
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06/02/24
EU climate targets fail to deliver climate justice and an end to fossil fuel addiction
Friends of the Earth Europe today criticised the new proposal from the European Commission on the EU’s 2040 cl …
05/02/24
Why we joined farmers protests for fairer EU farming policies
By Clara Bourgin, food, farming and nature campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe. This opinion piece firs …
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01/02/24
The time is right to finally drop the EU-Mercosur deal
Thousands of farmers have been protesting across Europe in recent days, and many gather today in Brussels to d …
25/01/24
Historic win for climate in the Norwegian court
In the rush to finalise the controversial EU-Mercosur trade deal before the European elections in June this ye …
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24/01/24
Environment MEPs scrap safety checks, labelling & liability for new GMOs
Today, members of the Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament removed the new generation of ge …