Brussels, 31 March 2008 – Environment and animal rights groups are calling on the European Union to appeal a ruling made by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which they say allows the US and Canada to force hormone-fed beef on Europe. A WTO internal tribunal ruled today that the European import ban on US and …
Commission Expert Groups dominated by industry
Brussels, 25 March 2008 – Industry lobbyists are dominating parts of the European law-making process, campaigners warned today on the back of a new report analysing the membership of a number of Commission Expert Groups. Researchers also warn that the European Commission is impeding public accountability, by failing to reveal details of who sits on …
Suspect timber in EU building projects
Amsterdam/Brussels, 19 March 2008 – Friends of the Earth is calling on the European Commission to adopt environmental legislation to prevent illegal timber from being sold on the European market, following an investigation which discovered illegal or destructively logged timber in four EU construction projects. The timber originated from the Amazon, Central Africa, Russia and …
EU misses another chance to act on climate change
Brussels, 14 March 2008 – European leaders have missed another opportunity to take the tough action necessary to avert dangerous climate change, warned Friends of the Earth Europe today as the Spring Summit of the European Council closed in Brussels. European heads of governments called for an agreement on Europe’s energy package by the end …
New draft law exposes weak EU standards for agrofuels
Brussels, 7 December 2007 – A leaked copy of a new draft law to regulate the use of agrofuels (biofuels) in Europe reveals that the EU will fail to protect the environment and the world’s poor, warned Friends of the Earth Europe today. Adrian Bebb, Agrofuels Campaign Coordinator for Friends of the Earth Europe said: …
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Bali trade ministerial: keep unfair trade out of climate talks
BALI INDONESIA, 7 December, 2007 – Informal trade talks scheduled to take place in Bali this weekend could seriously threaten the opportunity for a just and sustainable way forward on tackling climate change, Friends of the Earth International warned on the eve of the talks (Friday). The ministerial meeting, scheduled to take place in the …
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