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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 …
EU and business on trial for crimes in Latin AmericaRead more
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, …
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 …
EU food agency under fire as Commission debates GMOsRead more
Brussels, 6 May 2008 – Friends of the Earth will be joining Radiohead on the European leg of their world tour which kicks off in Ireland this June. Radiohead invited the environmental organisation to join the tour as part of a programme of action aimed at tackling climate change. Friends of the Earth groups in …
Friends of the Earth joins Radiohead for EU leg of ‘green’ world tourRead more
Brussels, May 6 – MEPs are being urged to strengthen a key resolution on lobbying transparency when it comes before the Parliament on Thursday 8 May or risk leaving large areas of lobbying activity unchecked. The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (ALTER-EU), has today (Tuesday) written to MEPs urging them …
MEPs urged to vote for greater lobbying transparencyRead more
Brussels, 5 May 2008 – The credibility of the European Commission will be seriously undermined if it is unable to respond to intense pressure to reform EU GMO policy at a long-awaited internal debate on Wednesday 7 May, warned Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe today. There are bans on the cultivation of GM …
