As EU diplomats planned to meet for discussions on the draft due diligence law (CSDDD), activists descended on the Council building with an important reminder from civil society, trade unions and the public. Justice is Everybody’s business Activists brought a gigantic ‘Scales of Justice’ to the European heart of Brussels urging EU diplomats to guarantee …
Winter gas plan needs to mark permanent exit from fossil fuels and energy poverty
The EU’s strategy to reduce Europe’s gas demand – dubbed, Save Gas for a Safe Winter – in order to prepare for a full gas cut-off by Russia, offers inadequate comfort to people who already cannot afford rising energy bills, and locks us into more climate and health wrecking fossil fuels. The European Commission today …
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New ECT agreement, same old monster
The EU’s deal on the ECT risks keeping Europe locked into climate wrecking fossil fuels for years to come. The reform agreed today of one of Europe’s most outdated agreements – the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) – falls short of the original mandate and doesn’t comply with the goals of the Paris agreement or the …
Cautious welcome for new Pesticides Regulation
The European Commission presented today its long awaited proposal for a regulation to reduce pesticide use in Europe in order to avoid ecosystem collapse. The proposal has been given a cautious welcome by food and farming groups. Campaigners see it as an urgent and welcome first step, but more is needed to put Europe on …
Nature and human health cannot afford policy delay
A week ahead of the planned publication of the EU Nature Protection Package, and with rumours of a second delay persisting, 24 European environment and health groups, farmer organisations and farm worker trade union jointly call on the EU Commission to maintain its ambition and introduce strong and binding targets to avoid the EU Green …
No Green Deal in sight in CAP Strategic Plans
While several European farm ministers are using the war in Ukraine as a pretext to push for a hurried approval of their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans, a new report from Friends of the Earth Europe shows that these national plans fall far short of the environmental commitments made by the EU. A close …
