Today, the European Parliament endorsed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a law to defend human rights, the climate and the environment from corporate exploitation. The endorsement marks a critical step to put people and the planet above short-term corporate interests. That the legislation is becoming reality is hailed as a win for justice …
EU Parliament vote on new GMOs: a blow to food & environmental safety
In its final plenary session, the EU Parliament endorsed the EU Commission’s proposal to widely deregulate the new generation of genetically modified organisms (new GMOs, or so-called “New Genomic Techniques” or NGT). This decision positions the EU for even greater deregulation than in the United States of America. The approved legislative proposal grants corporations the …
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EU Council endorses corporate accountability law after years of negotiations and delays
March 15 2024 – Today, EU ambassadors voted to support the long-overdue Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The law is designed to defend human rights, fight the climate crisis, and protect the environment from exploitation by European corporations. The positive COREPER decision is a welcome recognition of the widespread and longstanding support for the …
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EU urged to reject PCI list and take a stand against gas projects
The European Parliament plenary will cast a crucial vote on the updated list of ‘Projects of Common Interest’ (PCI) – a list that determines the energy infrastructure projects that will receive support from the EU. Friends of the Earth Europe urges the Parliament to reject the current PCI list due to its inclusion of two fossil gas mega projects, as well as initiatives that rely on unproven, costly, or polluting hydrogen and carbon capture and storage technologies.
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EU ministers back exit from the Energy Charter Treaty
Today EU economic affairs ministers reached an agreement in principle on the European Commission’s proposal to leave the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an international trade agreement protecting fossil fuel investments. Ministers sent the proposal to the European Parliament for approval. The discussion on the ECT withdrawal was put on the agenda of today’s Competitiveness …
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EU breaks deadlock on the ECT, announces exit
Today marks a significant turning point as the Belgian EU Presidency brokered a deal with the European Commission and member states on the withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an international trade agreement protecting fossil fuel investments. The Commission’s new proposal for the EU Council offers member states the option to approve the modernisation …
