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EU Elections: Politicians must ensure people benefit from the Green Deal

According to the preliminary European Parliament Elections results, the political middle ground in favour of the European Green Deal has held ground. Jagoda Munic, director of Friends of the Earth Europe, reacted: “These election results are a reminder that the people are yet to see the real-life benefits of the European Green Deal: warm homes, …

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EU energy ministers greenlight historic exit from the Energy Charter Treaty

Today, Europe’s energy ministers formally adopted the European Commission’s proposal for the EU to leave the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an international trade agreement protecting fossil fuel investments at the expense of climate action. After years of campaigning for an exit, Friends of the Earth Europe and climate justice activists across Europe celebrate this historical …

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Win: EU Parliament votes for exiting the climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty

Today, the European Parliament adopted the EU’s proposal to leave the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an international trade agreement protecting fossil fuel investments. After years of campaigning for an exit, Friends of the Earth Europe and climate justice activists across Europe celebrate this victory for the environment and the climate.

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EU Parliament vote on Due Diligence law: important but insufficient step to put human lives above business profits

Today, the European Parliament endorsed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a law to defend human rights, the climate and the environment from corporate exploitation. The endorsement marks a critical step to put people and the planet above short-term corporate interests.  That the legislation is becoming reality is hailed as a win for justice …

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EU Parliament vote on new GMOs: a blow to food & environmental safety

In its final plenary session, the EU Parliament endorsed the EU Commission’s proposal to widely deregulate the new generation of genetically modified organisms (new GMOs, or so-called “New Genomic Techniques” or NGT). This decision positions the EU for even greater deregulation than in the United States of America. The approved legislative proposal grants corporations the …

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