Brussels, 15 October – EU chiefs must follow through with plans to slash biofuel use, Friends of the Earth Europe warned today as crucial decisions on biofuels policy reform are taken by European Commissioners in Brussels. The warning comes on the eve of World Food Day, against the backdrop of a looming food crisis – …
MEPs send positive signal for greening the EU budget
Brussels, October 11 – Today’s voting by the European Parliament Budget Committee in favour of at least 20 percent of the future EU budget for 2014-20 going to address climate change, was welcomed by CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe. The environment groups continue though to call for a 25 percent ‘climate …
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EFSA sidelines GM maize food safety fears
Brussels, October 5 – Friends of the Earth Europe has today criticised the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for failing to take seriously enough concerns about the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops and the herbicides used on them. Peer-reviewed research published last month in the internationally respected journal Food and Chemical Toxicology found significantly …
MEP vote falls short of what is needed to tackle food speculation
Brussels, September 26 – Today the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) adopted its report on the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). This piece of legislation is critical to achieve stronger regulation of commodity derivative markets and limit harmful financial speculation on food. Friends of the Earth Europe, …
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Shale gas: unconventional and unwanted
Europe risks side-lining its vision for a more sustainable, low-carbon energy future, according to a new report from Friends of the Earth Europe, unless it permanently closes its doors to unconventional and unwanted fossil fuels like shale gas. In the week of two European parliamentary votes on shale gas, the report, ‘Unconventional and unwanted’ says …
GMO safety concerns – time to act
Brussels, September 20 – Friends of the Earth Europe is calling for immediate action by the EU to protect public health following yesterday’s publication of new research [1] which raises concerns about the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops and the herbicides used on them. The peer-reviewed research in the internationally respected journal Food and …
