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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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New money, old ideas for EU spending

Central and Eastern European countries are planning to use unacceptable amounts of their €350 billion allocation from the EU budget on dirty energy projects, polluting forms of transport and incinerators, according to a comprehensive analysis of draft government spending plans published today by CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe. The European Commission …

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Revealed: how taxpayers are footing the bill for Europe’s trade deals

New research today reveals that European governments have already paid at least €3.5 billion to private investors due to a clause in international trade deals. The mechanism – known as ‘investor-state dispute settlement’ – is set to become more widely used if EU trade deals with Canada and the US go ahead as planned. The …

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