Brussels, April 26, 2011 – On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Friends of the Earth Europe stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and neighbouring countries, remembering those affected by the catastrophe. Friends of the Earth Europe also stands with those still affected by the tsunami and ongoing nuclear crisis in …
‘Secret’ Porsche letters disclosed after threat of legal action
Brussels, April 19 – The European Commission has bowed to legal pressure and has finally fully disclosed letters that were sent by car company Porsche to former Enterprise Commissioner Verheugen in the period 2005-2007. The Commission has illegally withheld these letters for four years. It only decided to disclose them under the threat of court …
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Real costs of GM crops concealed
Brussels, April 15 – A study released today by the European Commission [1] has been criticised for downplaying the costs of GMO contamination in the food sector. Friends of the Earth Europe says the document, which assesses the economic impacts of growing genetically modified (GM) crops, is fundamentally flawed. Estimates of the potential price of …
Task force must ban MEPs from taking industry jobs on the side
Brussels, April 11, 2011 – The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) has today written to the ten members of the European Parliament’s new working group on ethics and transparency reforms following the ‘cash-for-influence’ scandal. [1] ALTER-EU is calling on the MEPs in the group, led by Parliament president Buzek, to act with …
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EU maps out road to climate catastrophe
Two important climate and energy papers were released today by the European Commission in Brussels amid criticism from Friends of the Earth Europe. The environmental group argues that the proposals for how Europe might tackle climate change over the next 40 years show the EU is effectively abandoning its pledge to limit global warming to …
MEP lobbying scandal exposes urgent need for stricter rules
Brussels, 21 March 2011 – An alliance of transparency campaigners today urged a root and branch overhaul of ethics rules for MEPs, following the revelations published in UK newspaper, the Sunday Times (20 March) exposing how three MEPs were prepared to accept payments in return for tabling amendments in the European Parliament [1]. The Alliance …
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