European Ministers meeting on Monday (February 21) are being urged to reform Europe’s spending to ensure it supports a green economy. CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe are calling on member states to commit to spending more of the billions of Euros of structural funds for new member states on energy savings …
Europe’s biofuel policy unsustainable new research confirms
Brussels, 26 March – New research released by the European Commission confirms that Europe’s demand for biofuels is likely to contribute to climate change and harm the environment. [1] Adrian Bebb, agrofuels campaign coordinator for Friends of the Earth Europe said: “The EU’s biofuel policy is looking more and more unsustainable and if not urgently …
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European Commission to support failing biotech crop sector
Brussels, 11 April – The European Commission intends to promote genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe, even though it admits that that the European public does not want to eat GM foods, warned Friends of the Earth Europe today. The European Commission’s mid-term review of the EU’s Biotech Strategy today called for increased financial and …
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European Union urged to reconsider its role in Central America
Brussels, July 1, 2009 – On the day the European Union is expected to announce the suspension of its new round of free trade negotiations with Central America, Friends of the Earth International calls for an end to the process of free trade negotiations that the EU is promoting in Central America, and recommends a …
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Friends of the Earth launches ‘Big Ask’ climate campaign across Europe
Brussels, February 27 – A Europe-wide climate campaign launched today by Friends of the Earth Europe and the Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke aims to get governments and the European Union to commit to annual cuts in emissions to fight climate change. The Big Ask brings together Friends of the Earth groups from 17 European countries …
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MEP candidates pledge to stop corporate control of Brussels
Brussels, June 4 – More than 350 candidates standing in this week’s European Parliament elections have pledged that if elected, they will work for a European Union that puts public interests before private profits. As part of the ‘Pin down you candidate’ initiative organised by campaign groups around Europe (www.electioncampaign.eu), citizens from all 27 EU …
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