Following Trump’s strikes on Venezuela and his escalating threats to Greenland, 125 European and international civil society groups sent a letter to EU leaders to urge them to cancel negotiation and implementation of the US-EU trade deal, and reduce reliance on US fossil fuels in solidarity with those threatened by Trump’s fossil-fueled imperialism. The letter …
EU Parliament sends EU-Mercosur to Court of the Justice
Today, the European Parliament sent a strong signal of their doubts on the EU-Mercosur trade deal by sending the text for legal review to the Court of Justice of the EU. MEPs now have to wait for the Court of Justice’s response before voting on the actual approval of the deal – a response that …
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EU leaders approve toxic EU-Mercosur deal amid uproar from communities & small producers
Today, in an unprecedented vote, a qualified majority of EU countries approved the toxic EU-Mercosur trade deal despite 25 years of dissent from civil society groups, farmers’ organisations and trade unions. This is the first time an EU trade agreement has been passed without consent of all member States, overruling objections from major European countries …
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New GMOs: EU lawmakers put Big Biotech’s interests over farmers and consumers’ rights
In December 2025, the three EU institutions agreed on a plan to remove key safeguards for the new generation of GMOs, so called new genomic techniques. As a result, the vast majority of them will now be allowed onto the market without any safety checks, transparency and liability requirements. If widely cultivated across Europe, this …
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Infringement complaints over investment treaties clashing with EU sanctions & right to regulate
At tomorrow’s European Council, EU leaders will try to close a deal on using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s defence. This is challenged by Belgium, which fears billion-euros arbitration claims that could be made under bilateral investment treaties (BITs). As these treaties undermine states’ ability to act in the public interest and clash with EU’s …
Food omnibus: destroying pesticide safeguards to please industry puts people & nature at risk
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 …
