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European Commission urged to break stranglehold of financial sector

Brussels, November 5, 2009 – The vast majority of financial ‘experts’ advising the European Commission represent the banks and investors responsible for the global economic crisis, according to a new report published today by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER EU) [1]. The Commission must break free from these advisors on financial …

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Let’s call it by its name: the association agreement Europe is negotiating will be just a free trade agreement

Brussels, 6 October 2008 – The European Union (EU) insists in calling association agreement what will be in fact a free trade agreement, Oxfam International, Grupo Sur, CIFCA, Friends of the Earth Europe and the International Federation of Human Rights pointed out amid the 5th Negotiation Round between EU –Central America celebrated this week in …

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Organic farming dwarfs GM crops in Europe as public rejection hits biotech firms

Brussels, February 7, 2012 – Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released today by Friends of the Earth Europe. In comparison, organic farming accounted for 3.7 per cent. The figures follow recent announcements of …

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EU Commission caves in to biotech industry, Monsanto GM maize authorised

Brussels, January 13 th , 2006 – The European Commission today ignored environmental and health concerns of Member States and approved the import and use of three Monsanto genetically modified (GM) maize (1). This authorization comes despite studies showing that farmers in the US and elsewhere are not seeing the reduced pesticide use and higher …

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