Today’s release of the ‘One Europe, One Market’ roadmap during the Informal European Council Summit marks another milestone in the EU’s rushed and relentless drive to get rid off the protections that ensure we drink clean water, eat healthy food and enjoy the nature that surrounds us. Undemocratic process Similar to what we have seen in the …
EU vote on new GMOs: wrong for farmers, wrong for consumers, wrong for nature
EU foreign affairs ministers have today endorsed the wide deregulation of a new generation of genetically-modified food and seeds (new GMOs, or so-called “New Genomic Techniques”). It means they agreed to exclude them from existing labelling and safety check requirements, taking away farmers and consumers’ right to choose what they grow in their fields and …
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US-EU deal: Europe locked into fossil gas blackmail
Today, the European Parliament approved the US-EU trade deal. This is bad news for Europe’s energy transition and security. Comments by US ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder make clear that failing to support the deal could mean losing ‘favourable’ access to LNG supplies, a warning that exposes Europe’s growing dependence on U.S. gas. These threats come …
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Citizens Energy Package: good intentions don’t build energy communities
The European Commission today published its long-awaited Citizens Energy Package, part of a broader effort to lower electricity costs and tackle energy poverty. Yet, the package is a drop in the ocean when it comes to offering support for clean, affordable and citizen-owned energy. With oil and gas prices once again under pressure from war …
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EU-Mercosur: provisional application, undemocratic precedent
As Argentina and Uruguay ratify the controversial EU-Mercosur trade deal, in an open letter, signed by over 170 civil society groups, farmers groups, environmental organisations, including Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace EU, Climate Action Network Europe, Climate Action Network Latin America, ECVC and EFFAT urge the EU to respect democratic processes and refrain from …
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Scrutiny over “Omnibus” proposal grows as EU Ombudswoman opens inquiry after NGOs’ complaint
Originally published on the website of ClientEarth Commission admits transparency failures but refuses to fix flawed lawmaking exposed by Ombudswoman ClientEarth lawyers say the European Commission has been forced to a partial climbdown after the EU Ombudswoman found it broke democratic rules — but warn its response fails to address the root causes of unlawful …
