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Brussels, 3 June 2008 – The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (ALTER-EU) has today written to Commission President Barroso urging him “to intervene and ensure that the Commission’s new register for lobbyists will deliver transparency”. The appeal by the transparency coalition comes after the Commission’s announcement that the long-awaited voluntary …
Transparency campaigners appeal to Barroso to fix flawed lobbyists’ registerRead more
Brussels, 2 June 2008 – Using crops to make biofuels is contributing to the global food crisis and will lead to millions of people going hungry, warn international development and environment groups today. The statement is made in a letter to the European Commission and EU Heads of State urging them to abandon the proposed …
Europe urged to scrap biofuel targets to ease food crisisRead more
Brussels, 29 May 2008 – Victims of human rights and environmental abuses by European companies around the world could find justice in European courts under proposals unveiled today at an international conference at the European Parliament. [1] The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) – a leading network of over 250 civil society organisations around …
Justice possible for victims of European companies around worldRead more
WHEN: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will open on 3rd June 2008 in Helsinki. WHAT: The task of the European Chemicals Agency is to assure the implementation of REACH, the EU chemicals regulation that entered into force on 1st June 2007 after 8 years of fierce debate. WHAT IS AT STAKE: The opening of ECHA …
New European Chemicals Agency must act on hazardous chemicalsRead more
Brussels, 27 May 2008 – Commenting on today’s second reading vote by MEPs on amendments to plans to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Friends of the Earth Europe transport campaigner Richard Dyer said: “We are delighted that MEPs have voted in favour of strengthening plans to bring aviation into the Emissions …
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 …
