30/04/19
Time to stop dumping plastic waste on the Global South
In 2018 China shook the global plastic recycling system by banning imports of plastic waste. Since then our pl …
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25/04/19
Five ways the far-right in the EU Parliament has been bad news for women
At the moment, there are 175 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)who we consider to be far-right, or who …
23/04/19
Renewables rise again in Spain
On the April 5th 2019, the sun started to shine again in Spain – though the weather forecast predicted rain. T …
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18/04/19
Bringing hope to the ballot box
Friends of the Earth Europe’s director, Jagoda Muni?, writes about the importance of voting in this year’s ele …
11/04/19
EU-US trade negotiations counteract global climate ambition
EU Member States in the European Council have today agreed to start negotiating a new EU-US trade deal. The ta …
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05/04/19
See you in court, Shell!
Friends of the Earth has today delivered a court summons to Shell at its headquarters in the Hague, to legally …