Today, the European Commission published its “Food and Feed Omnibus” proposal, dismantling some of the EU’s most fundamental protections against pesticides that poison our food, water, nature. Pressured by corporate interests, the EU Commission would grant many pesticides indefinite approval, removing the current 10- to 15-year scientific reassessment that is essential for detecting new …
How billion-dollar investor arbitrations undermine sanctions & Ukraine’s defense
Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever’s refusal to use the immobilised Russian assets held at Euroclear for fear of arbitration claims exposes how investment treaties can constrain the EU at a critical moment. An analysis of publicly-disclosed claims conducted by civil society organisations reveals that 28 investment arbitration cases (including threats) have been initiated by …
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New GMOs deal: an early Christmas gift to big biotech
Last night, the European Parliament, Council and Commission agreed to fully deregulate the new generation of genetically-modified organisms (new GMOs, or so-called ‘new genomic techniques’). Mute Schimpf, food campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe, condemned this deal: “This agreement is nothing more than an early gift for the biotech industry and a punishment for …
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UK and NL governments deal huge blow to controversial Mozambique Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project
Today, the government of the Netherlands and the UK announced that they will drop their funding support from TotalEnergies’ controversial LNG Mozambique project. In the UK’s case, that means $ 1.15 billion. The news comes shortly after the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) filed a criminal complaint in France against TotalEnergies for …
EU watchdog slams Commission’s undemocratic environmental rollbacks
This is a joint press release NGOs welcome the EU Ombudswoman’s finding that the EU Commission committed maladministration in rolling back key environmental and human rights protections – marking a major milestone for transparency, democracy, human and environmental rights. In light of these findings, NGOs warn that the Commission must end the use of undemocratic …
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COP30 Closes: Hijacking by rich countries and dire need for peoples’ multilateralism
Originally published by Friends of the Earth International. The United Nations climate talks (COP30) have officially closed in Belém, Brazil. Decisions related to climate finance, adaptation and the just transition were made against a background of rich Northern nations scapegoating developing countries whilst blocking progress on critical outcomes. Now, 10 years since the signing of …
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