Brussels 18 December 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe has urged EU Environment Ministers to support Austria regarding its bans on genetically modified foods and crops (known as GM or GMOs). The ministers will vote today on a European Commission proposal to force Austria to lift the bans, tabled in response to the World …
Les ONGs environnementales rendent un rapport critique sur la performance de la Commission Barroso a mi-parcours de son mandat
Avant que la Commission européenne ne délivre sa propre évaluation, les organisations environnementales émettent un verdict critique, notamment en matiere de protection et d’amélioration de l’environnement en Europe. Elles proposent également toutes une série de recommandations pour les deux ans et demi a venir. Selon une analyse du Green 10, qui couvre 16 domaines de …
MEPs stick to costly concrete to manage floods, say environmental NGOs
Brussels / Strasbourg, April 25 2007 – The European Parliament has failed to promote the sustainable management of floods, warned the European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF. Voting on the Floods Directive in Strasbourg today, Members of the European Parliament stopped short of promoting an approach that works with natural defences …
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No to new EU free trade agreements
Brussels, 24 April 2007 – NGOs, networks, trade unions, associations and social movements campaigning for equitable and sustainable EU trade policies and coordinating in the Seattle to Brussels Network, today condemned the decision by the EU Ministers to authorize the European Commission to negotiate new bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with developing countries. (1) The …
EU Ministers should just say ‘No’ to free trade agreements
Brussels/Costa Rica, 23 April 2007 – Friends of the Earth groups in Europe and Costa Rica today called on EU Ministers not to authorize the European Commission to negotiate new bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Southern countries. The Ministers from the 27 Member States, meeting in the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) …
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New report: EU funding plans in clash with climate
Brussels, April 11 – The EU funding plans of the new member states for 2007-2013 are on a collision course with EU climate goals and Poland even plans to increase its emissions by 31 percent,a new report by Friends of the Earth Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network warned today [1]. The NGOs called on the …
