Brussels, 26 May 2008 – The Environment Committee of the European Parliament will vote tomorrow (Tuesday 27 May) on amendments to plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions from aviation under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. Friends of the Earth is calling on MEPs to back tough EU action on climate change by voting to strengthen …
Friends of the Earth Europe concerned about industry bias of the European Nuclear Energy Forum
Brussels / Prague, 22 May 2008 – Friends of the Earth Europe and Greenpeace, the only environmental organisations represented in the European Nuclear Energy Forum, have sent a letter [1] to European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs to express their concern about the industry biased Forum. The two organisations have asked the Commissioner to call for …
NEW REPORT: European banks financing damaging agrofuels in Latin America
Brussels (Belgium) / Montevideo (Uruguay), 19 May 2008 – Many major European banks are funding the rapid expansion of agrofuel production in Latin America, leading to large scale deforestation, increasing human rights abuses and threatening food sovereignty, according to a new report released today. [1] The report – released by Friends of the Earth Europe …
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EU and business on trial for crimes in Latin America
Brussels (Belgium)/Lima (Peru), 13 May 2008 – Environmental and human rights violations committed by European companies in Latin America are being examined at a people’s tribunal in Lima, Peru this week (13-16 May). The tribunal is one of the events at the ‘Enlazando Alternativas’ peoples’ summit being held in parallel to the official EU-Latin America …
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European Parliament plenary votes for mandatory lobbyists register; Christian Democrats and Liberals weaken resolution
Brussels, May 8 – The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (ALTER-EU) welcomes the European Parliament’s approval today of the report on “Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions”. The report sends a strong message to the European Commission by calling for a mandatory register, including lobbyists names, …
EU food agency under fire as Commission debates GMOs
Brussels, 7 May 2008 – Today’s European Commission decision to send three controversial genetically modified crops back to its food safety agency is a huge vote of no confidence in the EU’s approval system claim Friends of the Earth Europe and Greenpeace, who say it raises serious concerns about the ability of the agency to …
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