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European Commission’s proposal for financial markets lacks teeth

New rules proposed today by the European Commission will shed light on betting on food commodities by financial traders, but will not do enough to prevent speculation from fuelling high and volatile food prices. The warning comes from environment and development groups in a joint reaction to the new draft Markets in Financial Instruments Directive …

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NEW REPORT: Half a million new jobs could be created in Europe by recycling more

Brussels, September 14 – At least 500,000 new jobs would be created in Europe if countries recycled 70% of their waste finds a new study, ‘More Jobs, Less Waste’, launched by Friends of the Earth today. [1] This is the recycling rate already achieved by Flanders in Belgium. President of the European Commission José Manuel …

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Belgium advertising watchdog bans ‘sustainable palm oil’ advert as misleading

Brussels, July 5, 2011 – A ruling by the Belgium advertising watchdog has banned an advert by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) because it makes false claims that the production of palm oil is ‘sustainable’. The decision by the Jury d’Ethique Publicitaire (JEP) follows two earlier rulings in the UK on previous MPOC advertising …

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Commission documents confirm need for new conflicts of interest rules

Brussels – Documents obtained under freedom of information rules and released today by Friends of the Earth Europe [1] reinforce the need to strengthen safeguards against conflicts of interest for former European Commissioners. The 86 documents relate to the approval procedures for six former Commissioners who left the Commission this year and took up positions …

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