Indicative figures for Europe’s 2014-2020 budget offer little hope of a green future for agricultural and regional spending, according to CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe. The figures released today by the Cypriot presidency mean finding agreement at next month’s EU Summit on a 25 percent climate component across the EU budget …
Clean, green EU spending is possible
A new publication released today documenting regional spending during the 2007-2013 period highlights how in times of economic and environmental crisis, Cohesion Policy can guide investments that are sustainable, innovative and really benefit the public. CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF published today a map showing where European regional spending has …
Biofuels capped but still likely to starve and pollute
Reforms announced today by the European Commission will not stop biofuels pushing up food prices and accelerating climate change, says Friends of the Earth Europe. [1] The proposals include a 5% cap on crop-based biofuels, which goes some way to controlling the quantity of crops which will be used for fuel. But, this limit is …
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Barroso must not back away from biofuels reform
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 …
