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Brussels, December 8, 2023 – Following the last political trilogue yesterday, it is clear that the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) framework falls short in both ambition and prioritisation of the worst performing homes to actually achieve one of the most important goals of the renovation wave: deliver better living-standards for Europeans. This is …
Buildings Law revision leaves energy poor trapped in leaky, dangerous homesRead more
After 20 years of negotiations, the outdated EU-Mercosur trade deal has been delayed again. The promoters of the deal hoped to announce a political agreement at the Mercosur summit held today but Argentina and France refused to give their green light for a ratification. A political agreement was reached in 2019 but its ratification stopped …
Delay of EU-Mercosur deal, a relief for peoples & environmental justiceRead more
On 10-11 December, EU agriculture ministers will try to reach a general agreement on the European Commission’s proposal to widely deregulate the new generation of genetically modified organisms (new GMOs, also called new genomic techniques). Under the Spanish Council presidency, ministers have largely supported the Commission’s deregulation approach. However, the majority required to green-light the …
New GMOs: What citizens, farmers, food operators & nature can expect from EU agri ministersRead more
Rich countries most responsible for the climate crisis must take the lead in pursuing a just and equitable transition away from all fossil fuels and providing finance to developing countries, rather than wasting time on carbon markets, risky technofixes and other misguided approaches, affirm Friends of the Earth International (FoEI), as UN climate talks are …
COP 28: EU must push fossil fuel phase-out and equitable climate actionRead more
Ahead of today’s trilogue, the Council proposes a bad deal to Parliament by excluding the financial sector, and proposing weak and unenforceable climate plans. The outcome of last week’s COREPER meeting was unequivocal: the Spanish presidency has received a mandate to advocate for the exclusion of the financial sector from the scope of the Corporate …
Council position on CSDDD: a bad deal for Climate and FinanceRead more
Today, a majority of the European Parliament rejected the Commission proposal to reduce the use of pesticides in the EU, a pillar of the EU Green Deal, falling for the lobbying efforts from the agro-industry. As Rapporteur MEP Sarah Wiener puts it, “today is a very dark day for the environment and farmers”. During the …
EU Parliament tears apart the ambition to reduce pesticides in EuropeRead more
