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Brussels, March 25 – Friends of the Earth Europe and others staged a live struggle today as Robin Hood and his band of merry men (and women!) tried to wrest money from selfish bankers, to help finance aid for the climate and the poor. The stunt took place as European Heads of State gathered gathered …
Robin Hood battles bankers in Brussels over tax on rich for poorRead more
Billions of euros of CAP subsidies will start flowing from Brussels to the new member states tomorrow (Sat. 16 October) without necessary environmental safeguards, a new Friends of the Earth Europe research warns. In a report published today [1], the environmental organisation warns that despite the Fischler reforms, agricultural developments after the accession are likely …
CAP cash starts rolling into New Europe – but with no environmental safeguardsRead more
Brussels, October 30th – European governments must take immediate action against climate change to avoid economic recession, warns the Stern Review – an independent report presented to the UK government today.[1] Friends of the Earth Europe is calling for EU Member States to toughen market mechanisms such as the Emissions Trading Scheme, cut energy waste, …
Brussels, March 9th – Friends of the Earth Europe has welcomed a tentative commitment by EU leaders to fighting climate change at the EU Spring Council today, but laments that the adopted steps are still too timid. Heads of States gave a modest boost to the uptake of renewable energies, but agreed that the EU …
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Brussels, 25 February – A new map with details of 50 environmentally damaging and economically dubious infrastructure projects in Central and Eastern Europe was launched by CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe in Brussels today [1]. Based on the most extensive investigation to date, the map entitled ‘Cohesion or Collision?’ shows controversial …
Brussels, March 15 – 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and also the year in which the EU aimed and failed to halt the loss of biodiversity. The new EU 2020 strategy1 being discussed today by the EU heads of state at the Spring Council will dominate EU policy for the coming years. Yet, …
