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EU-US trade talks: What public safeguards are being traded away?

Friends of the Earth has criticised the secrecy surrounding EU-US trade talks, which closed today in Washington. It warned that public opposition will continue to increase unless people can see that a deal will not damage public safeguards or weaken democracy. Details of the third round of discussions on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership …

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European Commission broke law to force GM crops into Europe

A ruling from the European Court of Justice today has annulled the decision to authorise the genetically modified potato Amflora from the company BASF because the European Commission “significantly failed to fulfil its procedural obligations”. [1] Commenting on the ruling Mute Schimpf, food campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said: “Friends of the Earth …

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Financiers of palm oil must stop deforestation and illegal activity

Illegal and harmful production of palmoil in Indonesia is continuing, reveals a new report released today by Friends of the Earth. The study concludes that voluntary guidelines, such as those established by the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and the Environmental, Social and Governance policies (ESG) of European investors have not led to …

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EU budget’s climate potential at risk in eastern Europe – new data

Ahead of anticipated final agreement in the European Parliament this week (Tuesday November 19) on the forthcoming EU budget (for the period 2014-2020), CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe have today published data that shows how eight central and eastern European countries are failing to tap the climate potential of future EU …

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