Not one of the financial backers of the highly controversial Mozambique LNG project has agreed to publicly call for an independent international investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians, reportedly committed near TotalEnergies’ premises in mid-2021 by Mozambican public security forces. Today a coalition of 126 Mozambican and international civil society organisations (1) released a …
+160 organisations urge decisionmakers to say NO to Omnibus law
On 8 November 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she would introduce a proposal to amend three key pillars of the European Green Deal through an Omnibus law: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation. This law could essentially act as a …
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EU Competitiveness Compass must safeguard social and environmental protections
More than 270 civil society organisations, trade unions, consumer groups, farmers organisations, civil rights groups and environmental organisations representing millions of citizens, call on European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen to shun deregulation and prioritise the protection of people, nature, and democracy in its decision-making processes. This warning comes ahead of the announcement of …
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New Polish draft on new GMOs: who wins and who loses
Following the Polish presidency’s new draft EU law to exclude the new generation of genetically-modified organisms (new GMOs, so-called NGTs) from most EU legislative requirements, Friends of the Earth Europe publishes a series of briefings assessing the impacts of the deregulation plans for different segments of the society – from patents, labelling, risk assessments and …
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EU-Mercosur threatens people’s right, the planet & democracy
After more than 20 years of secretive negotiations, an agreement has been announced on the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal. Yet the deal’s future still remains in doubt due to the political context: countries like France and Poland opposing the deal, dangerous far-right leadership in both blocs – Argentinian climate-denier President Milei to assume Mercosur presidency by …
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Energy Charter Treaty modernisation adopted, still undermines climate action
Today, the Energy Charter Conference finally adopted its proposal for modernising the climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Negotiations to reform the ECT aimed to align it with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal. However, even after modernisation, the ECT continues to undermine European and global climate policies. It still …
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