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After months of deadlock on the new GMOs deregulation file, a test vote by EU attachés today confirmed a continued blocking minority [1], despite multiple compromise attempts by the Polish EU presidency on the controversial patent issue. Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes this opposition and urges more Member States to reject the deregulation proposal. …
New GMOs: Blocking minority holds firm in EU test voteRead more
Over 120 civil society organizations and trade unions from Indonesia and Europe today call on the Indonesian government and the European Union to stop the negotiations for the Indonesia-EU free trade agreement – the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The organizations warn that this agreement threatens the environment, climate, and the rights of women, Indigenous …
Trade deal fueling resource grab? 120+ groups from Europe and Indonesia sound the alarmRead more
85 organisations – including environmental, health, and human rights groups, as well as farm worker unions and farmer organisations – have created a Roadmap for Pesticide Phase-Out for EU policy-makers. This document outlines key demands and actionable steps to reduce pesticide use and risk across Europe, advocating for an agricultural future that prioritises human health, …
The time for delay is over: EU must phase out pesticides and build sustainable food systemsRead more
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 …
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 …
+160 organisations urge decisionmakers to say NO to Omnibus lawRead more
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 …
EU Competitiveness Compass must safeguard social and environmental protectionsRead more
