Brussels, May 5 – On the day of an EU-Canada summit, a new report [1] released by Friends of the Earth Europe warns that global development of tar sands [2] will magnify the climate crisis and damage the EU’s environment and development objectives. Pressure is on high-level representatives from the EU and Canada to discuss …
Europe continues to block fair climate agreement
Brussels, October 21 – A just and fair international agreement on combating climate change is no nearer after europe’s environment ministers today failed to show Europe is willing to live up to its historical responsibilities for causing the climate crisis. Environment ministers reached an agreement on the EU’s position for the international climate negotiations in …
Lobby millions missing from transparency register
Brussels, June 22, 2011 – Millions of euros of lobby spending are missing from the lobby register declarations made by key industry groups, the ALTER-EU coalition has revealed today [1]. On the eve of the launch of the new joint transparency register for the Parliament and Commission [2], new research by ALTER-EU analyses the European …
Public funds addict ArcelorMittal in line for new 250m euro public loan
Prague, Czech Republic, October 20, 2009 – Global Action on ArcelorMittal, a coalition of community and environmental groups, has urged the European Investment Bank (EIB) not to approve a EUR 250 million loan to Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal tomorrow (Wednesday 21) at a meeting of the bank’s directors. [1] In a letter to the EIB’s President Phillippe …
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The politics behind the proposals – The ongoing story of GMOs in Europe
Farming, consumer co-operative and environmental groups today called for the European Union to significantly strengthen its rules on genetically modified crops in order to introduce more realistic solutions to world hunger whilst protecting European consumers and farmers. The call comes as Environment ministers meet tomorrow to discuss for the first time new proposed legislation on …
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Poor countries still waiting for climate cash
Brussels, October 20, 2009 – Developing nations are still waiting to hear how much Europe is prepared to contribute to the fight against climate change after Europe’s finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg today failed to agree to put forward figures for the EU’s contribution to funding for adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. Finance ministers …
