Brussels, October 27 – The Plenary of the European Parliament yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of freezing part of the budget for the European Commission’s expert groups until new rules are introduced to provide safeguards against their capture by special interests and to improve transparency [1]. ALTER-EU has welcomed this initiative by the Parliament to …
Ombudsman finds European Commission guilty of maladministration
Brussels, July 9 – The European Ombudsman has this week (July 7) found the Commission guilty of maladministration for failing to disclose correspondence with carmaker Porsche about CO2 emissions cars following a complaint filed by Friends of the Earth Europe. [1] Commenting on the ombudsman’s ruling, Paul de Clerck of Friends of the Earth Europe said: …
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EU preparations for Cancun fall far short
Europe’s heads of government today prepared their joint position for the next round of international climate talks with Friends of the Earth Europe warning the agreement falls way below the scale of emission reductions needed and includes a dangerous over-reliance on carbon markets. The EU Council in Brussels adopted a common negotiating position to take …
EU Environment ministers over-reliant on carbon trading
Ministers meeting in Luxembourg today failed to call for a higher emissions reduction target in Europe. With six weeks to go before crucial international climate talks in Mexico, European governments are continuing their over-reliance on carbon markets. This will not deliver the necessary level of emissions reductions, and is obstructing more effective policy measures such …
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European transnational corporations accused of human right violations in Latin America
MADRID, SPAIN, May 12, 2010 – On the eve of the May 18 Europe-Latin America and Caribbean Summit, Friends of the Earth International and other organizations will present cases of serious rights violations committed by European corporations in Latin America and promote alternatives to the food, climate and financial crisis. During the Peoples Summit ‘Linking …
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EU carbon trading obstructing real climate action
European governments are being warned of the dangers of their reliance on carbon trading and offsetting of emissions as they meet to discuss climate change in Luxembourg today. With six weeks to go before crucial international climate talks in Mexico, Friends of the Earth Europe is urging European Environment Ministers to resist industry pressure and …
