One week before the European Union’s new chemicals legislation – REACH – enters into force (1 June 2007) [1], European environmental, women’s, health and consumer groups have warned in an open letter to the European Commission that REACH cannot be celebrated until it is strengthened to provide proper health and environmental protection. The official start …
Mandelson’s open markets threaten farmers, workers and environment
Strasbourg, 21 May 2007 – The European Parliament is on the brink of backing an open market approach to trade that will give big European corporations great privileges at the expense of small businesses, farmers, workers and the environment, warned the Seattle to Brussels network today [1]. The network of NGOs, trade unions, associations and …
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Outrage as illegal genetically modified rice slips through the net
Brussels, 21 September 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe has demanded a suspension of all long grain rice imports from the United States after the European Commission admitted today that a consignment of US rice certified as “GM-free” was retested and found to be contaminated. [1] Helen Holder, GM Campaigner at Friends of the …
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L’ouverture des marchés voulue par Mandelson menace les paysans, les travailleurs et l’environnement
Strasbourg, lundi 21 mai 2007 – < Le Parlement européen est a deux doigts d’avaliser une stratégie commerciale qui conférera d’importants privileges aux grandes entreprises européennes aux dépens des petits entrepreneurs, des paysans, des travailleurs et de l’environnement >, souligne aujourd’hui le Réseau Seattle to Brussels. [1] Ce réseau d’ONG, de syndicats, d’associations et de mouvements sociaux …
Friends of the Earth exposes EU for secret biotech industry bias
Brussels June 20 – Friends of the Earth has condemned a high-level meeting on Europe’s future biotechnology strategy, that is taking place today behind closed doors and from which environmental NGOs have been barred entry.[1] Helen Holder, GMO Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said: “Meeting in secret to discuss issues of high public …
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EU to approve support for failing GM crops sector
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 …
