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Wedding ceremony celebrates EU Commission’s love-in with big business

Pictures of the ceremony available from: http://www.alexandreseron.be/ – credit: alexandreseron.be Brussels, 28 October – Seattle to Brussels network campaigners [1] today (Tuesday 28th October) called on Trade Commissioner Baroness Ashton to end the unholy alliance between DG Trade and business lobby group BusinessEurope with a mock wedding celebration outside BusinessEurope’s Going Global conference event. The …

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Spotlight falls on EU’s worst lobbyists – and MEPs and officials with conflicts of interests

Brussels, Monday 20 October – Business lobby groups, MEPs and Commission officials are all under scrutiny in the shortlist for this year’s Worst EU Lobbying Awards, published today (Monday 20th October). Members of the public are now invited to vote for the most deceptive lobbying and the most biased decision-makers at www.worstlobby.eu to select the …

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Mandelson’s trade legacy puts forests and livelihoods at risk – New report

Brussels/London, 20 October 2008 – African countries will be locked into an economic model based on the export of raw materials that could have a devastating impact on forests and wildlife, if new EU trade deals shaped by former Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson are signed – according to a new report published by Friends of …

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European climate leadership runs down blind alley

Brussels, 20 October 2008 – Environmental NGOs have today accused the EU Environment Ministers of supporting old-fashioned, inefficient and wasteful industries at the expense of those that innovate and create new jobs. During the discussion on the EU climate and energy package, ministers are also watering down the emission reduction proposal for non-industrial sectors, undermining …

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European Commission fails to combat forest crisis

Brussels, 17 October 2008 – European Commission plans announced today to protect the world’s forests have been slammed by Friends of the Earth Europe as “toothless” and unlikely to have any major impact on reducing deforestation. The “forest package” adopted today by the European Commission fails to include both measures to reduce deforestation and legislation …

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