Brussels, May 21st 2007 – The EU is poised today to approve further financial and political support for genetically modified (GM) crops [1, despite growing evidence that the sector is failing. Helen Holder, coordinator of the Friends of the Earth Europe GMOs campaign, said: “EU leaders continue to blindly push for genetically modified crops, despite …
EU Member States reject GM oilseed rape and support Hungary GM maize ban
Brussels, September 18th 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe has called on the European Commission to respect EU member states’ wishes and refuse authorisation of a genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape. At an Agriculture Council meeting today, only a small minority of EU Farm Ministers voted in favour of importing the GM oilseed rape …
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Georgian authorities illegally evict green group
Tbilisi, (Georgia), Brussels (Belgium) 14 May – Friends of the Earth groups from 31 countries across Europe have reacted in outrage to the illegal forced eviction of Friends of the Earth Georgia from its office in Tbilisi. [1] Fouad Hamdan, Director of Friends of the Earth Europe said: “The Friends of the Earth Europe network …
Climate change: Poor Suffer as World gets Hotter
Brussels, April 6, 2007 – Friends of the Earth Europe has demanded steep emissions cuts by all rich countries and more funding for climate change adaptation in developing countries, after the world’s leading scientific experts today warned that the world’s poor – who have done least to pollute the atmosphere – will suffer most as …
EU votes to defy WTO ruling on GM foods
Brussels, 18 December – Friends of the Earth Europe has welcomed today’s rejection by EU Environment Ministers of a proposal to force Austria to lift its bans on genetically modified (GM) foods and crops. The proposal was tabled by the European Commission in response to a ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) earlier this …
Green groups deliver critical mid-term review of Barroso Commission
Brussels, April 27 2007 – Ahead of the European Commission’s own performance assessment, environmental groups today issued a critical verdict on the Commission’s record in protecting and improving Europe’s environment during the first half of its term in office, and laid out a series of recommendations for its remaining 21 years. According to the Green …
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