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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Ministers vote on GMO bans
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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