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EU recovery plan must bring energy efficiency and green energy in from the sidelines

Brussels, 25 November 2008 – With accelerated spending of EU regional aid billions expected to feature in tomorrow’s economic recovery plan announced by the European Commission, CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) are calling for substantial increases in EU spending on energy efficiency and renewable energy to be put on the …

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MEPs urged to evict business liaison group from offices inside European Parliament

Brussels, 14 November 2008 – Transparency campaigners have today written to the Bureau of the European Parliament urging it to use its meeting today to enforce a previous decision to ask the European Business and Parliament Scheme (EBPS) to vacate its offices inside the European Parliament building [1]. The Parliament’s Conference of Presidents ruled earlier …

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EU raw materials initiative: industry interests undermine sustainable resource use

Brussels, 5 November 2008 – Friends of the Earth Europe has expressed severe concerns about the ‘Raw Materials Initiative’ announced today by the European Commission [1] which it says will have a detrimental effect on the environment and developing countries. The plan outlines ways that the European Union, member states and industry could avoid raw …

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