Brussels, 10 September 2009 – Friends of the Earth has welcomed a ruling yesterday, by the UK advertising watchdog, that describing palm oil as “sustainably produced” is false advertising. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling followed a Friends of the Earth Europe/International complaint against an advert by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council. [1] The …
Europe’s food agency accused of junk science
Brussels, 29 July 2009 – An opinion by Europe’s food agency advocating the safety of the only genetically modified (GM) crop grown in Europe is fundamentally flawed, according to a Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe report. The report will form the basis of a submission to a public consultation on Monsanto’s MON810 maize …
NGO March for GMO-Free regions, Vienna, 05 April 2006
Organised by a broad network of European environmental NGOs, farmers and regional movements against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), the “March of GMO-free Regions” visualized the European-wide resistance against GMO. NGOs, politicians, farmers and citizens of the different European countries marched towards the EU-conference ” Co-existence of genetically modified, conventional and organic crops: The Freedom of …
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EU to vote on new GMO contamination rules
Brussels, February 7 – New proposals to weaken EU safety laws are unnecessary and legally flawed, says Friends of the Earth Europe today, on the eve of a vote on new rules that would allow animal feeds contaminated with non-authorised genetically modified crops (GMOs) to be sold in Europe. European legislation currently forbids any contamination …
European Commission draft document paves way for oil from tar sands in Europe
Brussels/London, March 29 – A new initiative allowing citizens across Europe to express concerns over oil industry investment in tar sands was launched today amid warnings that the European Commission is set to sabotage its own efforts to limit the climate change impacts of the fossil fuel industry. Drafts of the Fuel Quality Directive implementation …
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New MEP code of conduct a step forward
Brussels, December 1, 2011 – A vote in the European Parliament today to introduce a new code of conduct for MEPs has been welcomed by The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (ALTER-EU). The code will increase transparency about MEPs financial interests and introduce rules to avoid conflicts of interest. [1] …
