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Brussels, May 17, 2011 – The European Business Summit is a symbol of the disproportionate influence corporations, particularly lobby group BusinessEurope, have on European policy-making, Friends of the Earth Europe is warning on the eve of the event which opens tomorrow (May 18) in Brussels. The environment group is using the occasion of the largest …
LEADING OR LAGGING? European Business Summit going in wrong directionRead more
Brussels, May 3, 2011 – Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes today’s European Commission plan [1] for the future of biodiversity in Europe, but warns measurable targets are urgently needed in the areas of agriculture and forestry if the strategy is to succeed. The document outlines how the 27 member states of the EU will …
Clear targets for agriculture and forestry missing from Europe’s biodiversity planRead more
Brussels, April 5 2011 – Belgian Green MEP Bart Staes and Friends of the Earth Europe are calling on the Belgian public prosecutor, Johan Delmulle, to start an official investigation into allegations of corruption in the European Parliament. [1]Four members of the European Parliament were allegedly willing to accept money from lobby groups in return …
Belgian authorities must investigate MEP corruptionRead more
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 …
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 …
‘Secret’ Porsche letters disclosed after threat of legal actionRead more
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 …
