Brussels, March12th 2007 – Environmentally-friendly farming will create more jobs and make the EU more competitive than if it grows genetically modified (GM) crops, shows new research published today by Friends of the Earth Europe. The research coincides with the expected withdrawal later today of a European Parliament Resolution that promotes GM crops. MEPs are …
EU climate policy under attack
Brussels, 18 January 2008 – Next week, the European Commission will propose a climate and energy package with draft laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental NGOs warn that parts of the package could be undermined by strong and unjustified behind-the-scenes pressure from European industry and industry-friendly European Commissioners. CAN-Europe, Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of …
Right to national GMO bans upheld: European Commission defeated
Brussels, 2 March – Today, the European Commission was defeated in its latest attempt to force two countries to drop bans on controversial genetically modified maize [1]. It was the second and third time that Hungary and Austria respectively had come under attack by the European Commission for refusing to grow GM maize. Friends of …
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Climate Change Treaty goes live but war on emissions has only just begun
KYOTO (JAPAN) / BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), 14 February 2005 – Friends of the Earth International warned today that the United Nations Kyoto agreement on climate change that will enter into force on 16 February is only a first modest step towards more drastic greenhouse gas emission cuts needed to address climate change. [1] Catherine Pearce of …
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European Commission slaps its own food safety body…
Brussels, 12 April 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe welcomed today’s statement by the European Commission calling for major improvements to the workings of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the issue of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops.[1] The environmental organisation accuses the EFSA of being biased towards the biotech industry and …
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European Commission gives green light to genetically modified potatoes
Brussels, March 2 – A decision announced today by Europe’s new health and consumer commissioner, John Dalli, to give the go ahead for genetically modified potatoes to be grown in Europe, has been condemned by Friends of the Earth Europe. The ‘Amflora’ potato, designed to produce starch for industrial purposes by Germany´s chemical giant BASF, …
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