As pressure on world’s natural resources increases rapidly, European Parliament showed overwhelming support today for measuring Europe’s use of resources, in a step towards a resource efficient future, including full incorporation of resource efficiency into the Europe 2020 economic agenda. However, Europe will not make the most of the environmental, economic and social benefits of …
BNP Paribas challenged over role in food speculation
BNP Paribas is today being challenged over its involvement in food speculation by Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth France, at its annual shareholders’ meeting in Paris. Given the severity of the food crisis and the growing evidence that food speculation is contributing to global hunger, BNP Paribas should follow a …
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50 years of intensive agriculture and biodiversity loss
Negotiations to reform European agriculture are going in the wrong direction and will not halt the rapid collapse of biodiversity, warn Friends of the Earth Europe. The warning comes on the International Day of Biological Diversity and as the debate on the reform of European agricultural policy reaches a critical stage. Last week, European ministers …
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Europe ready for resource efficiency
European politicians laid foundations for a resource efficient Europe today, with wide political support shown for the need to measure Europe’s resource use. This is a crucial first step towards reducing Europe’s resource use, according to Friends of the Earth Europe, but the European Commission must follow suit in order for Europe to gain the …
Shale gas a dangerous experiment on environment and human health
A coalition of environmental and health NGOs warned the European Parliament today that hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) of shale gas, shale oil, and coal bed methane represent an dangerous experiment on the environment and human health. The warning comes following a draft report on shale gas published on the 11th of April by MEP Boguslaw Sonik …
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Parliament must be strict on ethics code
Brussels, March 20 – Today marks the first anniversary of the ‘cash-for-amendments’ scandal, in which several Members of the European Parliament were exposed tabling legislative amendments in exchange for money [1]. Ethics campaigners warn that the new code introduced since the scandal does not include all the safeguards necessary to prevent another ‘lobbygate’. The Alliance …
