Brussels, 29th June – Communities living next door to the oil giant Shell presented today the report ‘Lessons not Learned – the other Shell Report 2004’ in the European Parliament. MEPs Richard Howitt (PES) and Claude Turmes (Greens) call for a more stringent EU policy on CSR, in advance of a planned European Commission communication …
Biotech industry withdraws GM foods
Brussels, March 20th, 2007 – The European Union is today discussing the official withdrawal by the biotech industry of five genetically modified (GM) foods and crops, including the first GM crop that was ever grown in Europe. [1] Friends of the Earth Europe has highlighted this as further proof that GM crops are failing. [2] …
Greenhouse gas target too weak to stop climate change
Brussels, 23 January 2008 – As the European Commission today revealed its proposals for a new energy package [1] Friends of the Earth Europe warned that plans to cut the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by only 20 percent will not be sufficient to avert dangerous climate change. The environment group says the Commission has backtracked …
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GM-risk food imports must be tested
Brussels, 23rd October 2006 – EU member states must adopt tougher measures to control the spread of contaminated food imports, says Friends of the Earth Europe. Environment Ministers and national food safety experts are meeting separately today to discuss how to deal with the contamination of rice from both the United States and China with …
New energy labels to leave consumers in the dark
Brussels, 1 April – European environmental NGOs (EEB, Inforse-Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, Natuur en Milieu and ECOS) welcome this week’s vote by Member States on energy efficiency measures under the Ecodesign of Energy-Using Products (EuP) Directive [1] but fear the level of ambition is insufficient in a time of climate crisis. In addition, …
European Commission Communication on Climate Policy
Brussels, March 9 – Today the European Commission released its communication on International climate policy post-Copenhagen, initiated by the new Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard. [1] Although the communication contains positive elements since it holds on to the idea of binding emission reduction targets under the Kyoto protocol and the existing negotiating texts, Friends of the …
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