Brussels, October 20, 2009 – Developing nations are still waiting to hear how much Europe is prepared to contribute to the fight against climate change after Europe’s finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg today failed to agree to put forward figures for the EU’s contribution to funding for adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. Finance ministers …
Europe must phase-out nuclear
Brussels, March 15, 2011 – European nuclear safety representatives will meet today with Commissioner Oettinger on nuclear safety, following the worsening situation at the Japanese Fukushima nuclear power station. Friends of the Earth Europe expresses deep concerns about the situation at the Fukushima nuclear power station, and stands in solidarity with the population of Japan …
New timber law first step towards banning illegal timber in Europe
Strasbourg/Brussels, July 7 – Friends of the Earth Europe welcomed the majority vote in European Parliament today in favour of the European directive to ban illegal timber from the European market. Friends of the Earth Europe has been campaigning for over ten years for this law, to save the world’s forests and to make sure …
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Europe reaches climate crossroads on route to Copenhagen
Brussels, October 19, 2009 – European politicians will this week make critical decisions about what role Europe is prepared to play in the fight against climate change and Friends of the Earth Europe is urging them to commit Europe to fulfil its historical responsibility for causing the climate crisis. European finance and environment ministers and …
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ALTER-EU welcomes vote to accept MEP Code of Conduct but regrets weakening of rules
Brussels, November 17 – Transparency campaigners have welcomed today’s vote of the European Parliament constitutional affairs committee (AFCO) on the proposed Code of Conduct for MEPs [1], but warned that an important loophole on the definition of gifts risks undermining the core of the proposals. Seven months after the “cash for influence” scandal in which …
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Europe’s biotech industry accused of modifying the truth
Brussels, 4 May 2010 – Industry claims that Europe’s laws on genetically modified crops harm the animal feed industry are false, shows new research today. Analysis of official EU data by Friends of the Earth Europe proves that current laws function well. Only minute amounts of trade in animal feeds were directly disrupted by contamination …
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