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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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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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Brussels, 25 February – European countries today failed to reach agreement on whether more controversial genetically modified maize can be grown in Europe. [1] [2] It is the first time in ten years that a type of new genetically modified (GM) maize has been put to the vote in Europe. The vote was forced by …
Brussels, 18 January 2008 – A leaked internal European Commission document gives a damning verdict on the EU’s proposals to set a mandatory 10 per cent target for the use of biofuels in transport. The report, obtained by Friends of the Earth Europe and BirdLife International, reveals that the EU’s biofuels policy is likely to …
Brussels, 25 February – European leaders handling the economic downturn are relying on the advice of a committee dominated by financial industry insiders implicated in the current crisis, says a new report. ‘Would You Bank on Them?’ examines the track records of members of the EU’s High Level Group of financial “wise men”, who are …
EU banks on insiders to fix the financial crisis, says new reportRead more
February 20th, Brussels – The EU is heading for a double standard on cutting carbon dioxide emissions, warned Friends of the Earth Europe today after a meeting of Environment Ministers. Ministers reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to build and expand on Kyoto to achieve absolute emission reductions by developed countries, going so far as to acknowledge …
