Brussels, 23 January 2012 –The European Commission launches its 50th anniversary of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) campaign today [1]. However, with farmers and biodiversity disappearing, hunger and social inequalities increasing and food safety compromised, civil society groups are calling on the European Institutions to use the ongoing CAP reform to undertake a radical overhaul …
Europe can be more ambitious – for less
Brussels, January 30, 2012 – Reducing Europe’s emissions is more cost-effective than previously thought, according to research released by the European Commission today. [1] Moving to 30% emission reductions by the year 2020 is feasible, beneficial, much cheaper than previously thought, and a crucial step towards the minimum 40% domestic reductions science demands to prevent …
Success in Ombudsman complaint against European Commission
Brussels, October 29 – Friends of the Earth Europe scored a victory over European lobbying when the European Commission admitted that it should not have allowed two senior officials working in the cabinet of former Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to accept VIP tickets from sportswear giant Nike to watch a rugby match in Paris. The …
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Europe stands in way of fair climate agreement
Brussels, October 30 – The prospect of the world reaching a fair and just climate agreement is no closer today after European Union leaders showed total inadequacy to live up to their legal, moral and historical responsibilities for climate change. At a summit in Brussels, Heads of State discussed the position Europe will take to …
EU biofuel targets will cost €126 billion without reducing emissions
Brussels/Berlin/London, February 2, 2012 – Motorists across Europe are set to pay an additional €18 billion a year for petrol and diesel as a result of EU biofuel targets that have been shown not to reduce emissions, says new research published today [1]. New figures, commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe and ActionAid [2], …
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Angry Mermaid Award to expose business lobby undermining climate action
Brussels/Copenhagen, 2 November – Business attempts to undermine a strong and just global agreement on climate change are being put under the spotlight in the countdown to United Nations negotiations in Copenhagen with a special award, jointly organised by Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth International, Focus on the Global South, Attac and Spinwatch. …
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