Brussels, 7 December – EU goals to tackle climate change and curb transport growth are set to be undermined by the EU’s own funding for the transport sector in the new member states, according to new research released today by CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE). Analysis of draft Operational Programmes …
US lets Bayer off the hook for GM rice contamination
8th October, Brussels – The US authorities have failed to identify how unlicensed genetically modified (GM) rice seriously contaminated the food chain last August. Bayer CropScience, the company who owns the GM rice, will not face any legal action by the US government. Friends of the Earth Europe is calling on national governments and the …
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Climate-friendly energy neglected in EU spending plans for new member states
Brussels, 16 November 2006 – The plans for spending future EU funds in the new member states give alarmingly insufficient financial support to energy efficiency and renewable energy, new research by Friends of the Earth Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network revealed today [1]. The member states’ Operational Programmes, proposed for the 2007-2013 period, make a …
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EU Funds in Central and Eastern Europe: 6 billion euros for damaging projects?
Brussels, Belgium, March 10, 2006 — Billions of euros of taxpayers’ money are in danger of being used to fund controversial infrastructure projects in the new member states of the European Union, according to a new map launched today by CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe. The warning is issued as the …
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EU lobby scandals exposed for public vote
Brussels, 6 November – Online voting began today for the second annual “Worst EU Lobby Awards”, organised by Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, LobbyControl and Spinwatch [1]. The nominations reveal five “true masters of spin and manipulation” and five “not-so-neutral EU officials”. “Over the last year, there has been a lively debate …
Plans to curb EU aviation emissions must be strengthened, say climate experts
4 September 2007, Strasbourg – Current proposals to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will have very little impact on aviation’s contribution to climate change, a new report by leading climate scientists warns today. Friends of the Earth, which commissioned the research, is urging the EU to substantially strengthen its ETS proposals, and …
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