Business attempts to undermine effective European action on climate change and finance regulation are exposed today with the launch of the Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2010 [1]. Corporate influence over governments is blocking desperately needed measures to stop the worsening of the financial and climate crises. From today, members of the public can vote online …
European Commission proposals to ban GM crops: an empty and dangerous deal
Brussels, July 8 – New proposals due to be introduced in the coming days that are supposed to allow European countries more autonomy over the decision to ban genetically modified (GM) crops form an empty and potentially dangerous deal for member states, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. A new legal analysis of the …
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NEW REPORT: Europe’s water use putting world under pressure
Brussels, November 3, 2011 – Europe’s material consumption is threatening the world’s water supply, according to new research launched today by Friends of the Earth Europe and the Sustainable Europe Research Institute. [1] The findings come with a warning that Europe is neglecting the catastrophic consequences that water stress and scarcity will have in Europe …
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Tar sands undermine Europe’s climate credentials
Brussels, May 5 – On the day of an EU-Canada summit, a new report [1] released by Friends of the Earth Europe warns that global development of tar sands [2] will magnify the climate crisis and damage the EU’s environment and development objectives. Pressure is on high-level representatives from the EU and Canada to discuss …
Europe continues to block fair climate agreement
Brussels, October 21 – A just and fair international agreement on combating climate change is no nearer after europe’s environment ministers today failed to show Europe is willing to live up to its historical responsibilities for causing the climate crisis. Environment ministers reached an agreement on the EU’s position for the international climate negotiations in …
Lobby millions missing from transparency register
Brussels, June 22, 2011 – Millions of euros of lobby spending are missing from the lobby register declarations made by key industry groups, the ALTER-EU coalition has revealed today [1]. On the eve of the launch of the new joint transparency register for the Parliament and Commission [2], new research by ALTER-EU analyses the European …
