Brussels, March 23 – Ahead of the 50th anniversaries of the EU and its pro-nuclear Euratom Treaty [1], 780 organisations and 630,000 individuals have demanded abolition of Euratom and a phase-out of nuclear power across Europe. European Energy Commissioner Piebalgs received birthday presents packed with signatures today, and campaigners encouraged EU member states to consider …
EU Action Plan on organic food and farming: GMO co-existence means no existence for organics
Friends of the Earth Europe have challenged the European Commission to do more to protect organic farming from the contamination of genetically modified (GM) crops. Today (Thursday 22 January), the Commission is holding a one-day Hearing on the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Organic Food and Farming (1). Friends of the Earth Europe …
Ambitious targets reflect urgent need to tackle biodiversity loss
Brussels, March 15 – Friends of the Earth Europe warmly welcomes the ambitious targets on biodiversity policy after 2010 announced at today’s Environment Council, which it says are major steps towards saving biological diversity at the European and global level. The EU has adopted the ambitious target of “halting the loss of biodiversity and the …
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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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GM FOODS: TEST VOTE FOR “NEW EUROPE”
Brussels, 14 June 2004 – The twenty five member states of Europe will vote this week for the first time on a Genetically Modified (GM) food. A European Union (EU) regulatory committee will decide on Wednesday 16th June 2004, whether to allow the import of a Monsanto GM oilseed rape, called GT73, that has been …
Commission proposal on voluntary lobby register
Brussels, March 21st – The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (ALTER-EU) welcomes the European Commission’s second Communication on the European Transparency Initiative as an important step in the right direction. But given the global relevance of the EU and the influence of organised lobby groups on EU policies, the voluntary …
