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Following the Polish presidency’s new draft EU law to exclude the new generation of genetically-modified organisms (new GMOs, so-called NGTs) from most EU legislative requirements, Friends of the Earth Europe publishes a series of briefings assessing the impacts of the deregulation plans for different segments of the society – from patents, labelling, risk assessments and …
New Polish draft on new GMOs: who wins and who losesRead more
After more than 20 years of secretive negotiations, an agreement has been announced on the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal. Yet the deal’s future still remains in doubt due to the political context: countries like France and Poland opposing the deal, dangerous far-right leadership in both blocs – Argentinian climate-denier President Milei to assume Mercosur presidency by …
EU-Mercosur threatens people’s right, the planet & democracyRead more
Today, the Energy Charter Conference finally adopted its proposal for modernising the climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Negotiations to reform the ECT aimed to align it with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal. However, even after modernisation, the ECT continues to undermine European and global climate policies. It still …
Energy Charter Treaty modernisation adopted, still undermines climate actionRead more
Just one week before a potential announcement of a new political agreement of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, +400 civil society organizations, social movements, think tanks and other social groups from Latin America and the European Union, representing millions people demand an end to the negotiations of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. They call it a “toxic …
Toxic Trade Alert: +400 organisations urge leaders to drop EU-Mercosur dealRead more
Exxon Mobil is suing the Dutch government for its decision to phase out gas exploration in Groningen, the Netherlands. They are using the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) to do so. The EU and the Dutch government have already decided to step out of the ECT but several other EU countries are still staying in. Paul …
Exxon Mobil sues the Dutch government using climate wrecking ECTRead more
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has finally announced her team of Commissioners to lead Europe through the social, biodiversity, and climate crises we are in. Kim Claes, corporate capture campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe, reacted: “The set-up of the team is not what we need to lead a just transition. Most …
Commissioner portfolios: Is the EU ready for a just transition?Read more
