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NEW REPORT: GM crops increase pesticide use and fail to alleviate poverty

Brussels (Belgium), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Lagos (Nigeria), February 13 – Genetically Modified (GM) crops have led to a massive increase in pesticide use and have failed to increase yields or tackle world hunger and poverty, a new report by Friends of the Earth reveals today. [1] The report coincides with the annual release of biotech …

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Lobbying transparency still out of sight

Brussels, 23 April 2009 – A shared transparency register and code of conduct for lobbyists proposed by the European Parliament and Commission [1] will fail to shed more light on lobbying in Brussels transparency campaigners warned today. The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) welcomes the principle of a joint register but believes …

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Sixty percent of EU lobbying consultancies not signed up to European Commission’s lobby transparency register

Brussels, 11 March 2010 – Almost two years after the European Commission launched a voluntary lobby transparency register, sixty per cent of EU lobbying consultancies are still not registered, a survey published today by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) reveals. [1] The group has called on EU officials, including the responsible …

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