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50,000 Demand tougher Code of Conduct for Ex-Commissioners going through the revolving door

Brussels – More than 50,000 people signed an online Avaaz petition, delivered to the EU Commission today, urging it to close the revolving doors for ex-Commissioners who move on to lucrative private sector lobby jobs after they step down [1]. Last month MEPs voted to freeze part of the next year’s EU budget for EU …

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European Parliament votes for greener and fairer farming

Brussels, June 23, 2011 – Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes the European Parliament’s steps towards more people and planet-friendly agriculture, including support for a fairer distribution of subsidies amongst farmers. The European Commission must now introduce bold and effective policies pushing for sustainable and fair European agriculture. Stanka Becheva, food campaigner for Friends of …

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World Bank urged to stop dirty business

Brussels, May 27 – A meeting of the World Bank in Brussels was targeted by campaigners today urging it to stop financing fossil fuel projects.  Activists gathered outside the meeting at which bankers, EU officials, industry representatives and other stakeholders were discussing the future of the bank’s energy lending. They staged a peaceful ‘black comedy’ …

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Demanding access to quality affordable food and fair market prices for farmers

Brussels – Proposals from the European Commission to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013 show signs of fairer distribution of subsidies, according to the coalition. [1] Despite this positive development the communication came short on proposals for stopping the collapse of family farming in Europe and dumping in developing countries, according to the …

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EU Commission plans to relax rules on GM crops in Europe

Brussels, 13 July 2010 – The European Commission today announced proposals to speed up the union’s genetically modified (GM) crop authorisation procedure. Member states are being promised the right to ban GM cultivation if they reduce their opposition during the EU-level authorisation process. The Commission hopes the proposal will break a decade-long deadlock [1] in …

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Solutions to end harmful subsidies in EU budget revealed in new report

Brussels – A new report launched today by seven green NGOs proposes concrete solutions to put an end to environmentally harmful subsidies within the EU Budget. In this time of austerity, European taxpayers’ money is not delivering what it should, such as public goods and the well-being of Europe’s citizens. Our key challenges in tackling …

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