The EU’s new Critical Raw Materials Regulation fails to tackle rampant overconsumption and deliver justice for communities facing mining Brussels, 16 March 2023 – The European Commission today published its Critical Raw Materials Regulation. It addresses both a new list of 16 ‘strategic raw materials’ and a list of 34 ‘critical raw materials’ the European …
Civil society denounces opacity & lack of democratic debate on EU-Mercosur
As Europe’s trade ministers gather on 9 March for an informal trade Council, environmental, animal protection and trade groups denounce the Commission’s closed-door negotiations with Mercosur countries that aim to push through a controversial Free Trade Agreement (FTA), that has been the subject of public outrage and been rejected by national parliaments across the EU …
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UK oil workers demand just energy transition
Ground-breaking UK coalition of offshore oil and gas workers, climate groups and trade unions are backing a new plan that would deliver a fair transition away from fossil fuels to protect jobs, communities and climate Over 1000 surveyed oil and gas workers supported the demands to remove barriers to transitioning into renewables; to ensure improved …
How big agri ghost-writes the Commission’s proposal on new GMOs
As Europe’s environment ministers prepare 16 March 2023to discuss the upcoming legislation on the deregulation of the new generation of genetically modified organisms (new GMOs, so-called ‘new genomic techniques’ or NGTs), a new investigation by Friends of the Earth Europe reveals the extent of the European Commission’s proposal’s capture by the seed industry.
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EU Commission pushes EU-Mercosur deal despite highest deforestation levels ever
New data reveals that deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached its worst-ever February level. Despite proof of this rampant devastation, and with the Amazon likely at an irreversible environmental tipping point, the European Union continues to push for a free trade agreement with Mercosur which would increase the pressure on the region. The European Commission …
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400.000+ Europeans oppose push for deregulating new GMOs
A coalition of 50+ organisations in 17 EU member states today deliver a petition to the European Commission demanding to keep the new generation of genetically modified organisms ‘regulated and labelled’. The petition ran from April to November 2022 and received 420.000 signatures. European Commission-president Ursula Von der Leyen announced in her last state of Union …
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