The European Parliament has today voted on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in what Friends of the Earth Europe called a ‘historically bad week for the future of farming’. A majority of MEPs voted against substantial improvements to the current harmful system, burying any hope of real reform of the 400 billion Euro funds …
EU agriculture chiefs back away from Green Deal goals
Responding to the conclusions of today’s meeting of Europe’s Agriculture Ministers, Stanka Becheva, food and agriculture campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe, commented: “Europe needs a strategy to urgently combat the ecological, climate and farming crises – that is not what Ministers have served up today. They have backed away from the already moderate …
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EU Renovation Wave: right direction, wrong speed for emissions and energy poverty
‘Flagship’ EU plans to kickstart large-scale building renovations and energy poverty action, unveiled today by the European Commission, are a step in the right direction, says Friends of the Earth Europe. The ‘Renovation Wave’ strategy had been much anticipated by social and environmental groups – offering a potential ‘win-win-win’ opportunity to tackle climate change, poverty …
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World leaders urged to stop nature loss
World leaders will meet in New York today to stress the importance of the biodiversity crisis and call for an ambitious global plan to save nature. EU Commission President von der Leyen will join heads of state in addressing the plenary, with the EU having signaled its support for, “[stepping] up global ambition for biodiversity”. …
EU Commission ups climate target in State of the Union
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her first State of the Union speech this morning in the European Parliament in Brussels, in which she proclaimed Europe must lead the way from fragility to vitality after the Covid-19 crisis, and proposed a higher 2030 climate target. Reacting to Jagoda Munic, director, Friends of the …
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UK fracking company sues Slovenia over environmental protection
A UK gas company, Ascent Resources, has officially begun procedures to start an investor dispute against Slovenia for taking measures to protect its groundwater from fracking, in a case that could see the country paying out tens of millions of euros in damages, under the controversial Energy Charter Treaty. The case has emerged today as …
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