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EU-US trade: EU Commission deaf to opposition to investor privileges

The European Commission has today released the long-awaited results of the public consultation on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in the context of the EU-US trade talks (also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP). Based on the text of the investment chapter of the recently concluded EU-Canada deal, the consultation was launched last …

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European Parliament gives governments new powers to ban GM crops

The European Parliament today voted to grant national governments new powers to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in their territories. Today’s decision by the European Parliament for the first time allows governments to ban entire categories of GM crops. Friends of the Earth Europe is calling on EU member states to immediately …

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Weak rules for polluting transport fuels passed, just

Today, the European Commission’s proposals for the implementation of crucial EU climate legislation for reducing emissions from transport fuels passed in the European Parliament, despite a rejection by the majority of MEPs who voted. “We are disappointed that the European Commission’s weak proposals to limit tar sands and other highly polluting fuels have passed despite a …

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