BRUSSELS (Belgium) / LONDON (UK), 9 January 2008 – Friends of the Earth Europe has welcomed a ruling today by the UK advertising watchdog that describing palm oil as “sustainably produced” is false advertising. The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling followed a Friends of the Earth Europe complaint against an advert by the Malaysian …
Credibility and cash lacking from Commission climate change vision
Brussels, 28 January – Documents unveiled today by the European Commission describing its vision for a global agreement on tackling climate change lack the cash and credibility the world needs, says Friends of the Earth Europe. The text is the first draft of the European Union’s position for international negotiations on a post-2012 climate agreement …
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GMO moratorium: victory for common sense
Friends of the Earth Europe has welcomed the decision by European countries not to break the EU’s de facto moratorium on new GMO foods. A EU regulatory committee today failed to support a proposal by the European Commission to approve a controversial genetically modified sweet corn. Friends of the Earth described the decision as a …
The voice of civil society organisations must be listened to at EU-Central America trade negotiations
Brussels, 23 January – In the run-up to the 6th round of negotiations between the EU and Central America which will take place in Brussels next week, European civil society networks Oxfam International, Aprodev, Friends of the Earth Europe, CIFCA, FIDH, Fian International, CIDSE, and Grupo Sur, yesterday reiterated a number of concerns about the …
European Commission pushes for new GM crops in Europe
Brussels, 21 January 2009 – The European Commission has today issued proposals for two new varieties of genetically modified (GM) maize to be grown in Europe despite outstanding safety concerns. In a proposal sent to EU member states, the Commission also says it wants to force Greece, Hungary and France to drop their national bans …
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NEW REPORT: GM crop cultivation nosedives across Europe
Brussels, Montevideo, Benin City, February 22, 2011 – On the day of the release of annual industry-sponsored figures, a new report from Friends of the Earth International reveals that the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops across Europe continues to decline – with an increasing number of national bans, and decreasing numbers of hectares dedicated …
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