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Brussels, 26 April – The ALTER-EU coalition today sets out its road map for greater transparency and accountability in the European Union with the publication of a new book: Bursting the Brussels Bubble – the battle to expose corporate lobbying at the heart of the EU. The book, written by some of the leading transparency …
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Brussels, 1 September 2009 – The “Coolproducts for a Cool Planet” NGO coalition [1] welcomes the beginning of the phase-out process for incandescent lightbulbs [2], which starts today in all EU countries for lamps above 100W and ends in 2012 with lower wattage lamps. Incandescent lightbulbs are the least efficient way to produce light. Banning …
Brussels, March 14, 2011 – European environment ministers met today in Brussels to discuss the follow up to the international climate negotiations in Cancún. Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes the open letter from environment ministers from Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Greece and the UK, making the case for the EU to move to …
Brussels/Paris, June 20, 2011 – European airlines fuelling aeroplanes with biofuels is greenwashing, and flies in the face of recommendations from major international institutions, Friends of the Earth Europe said today on the opening day of the Paris air show, Le Bourget. The European aviation industry, with support from the European Commission, is expected to …
Madrid, Spain, September 29 – Spanish maize fled to the French Embassy in Madrid today to seek asylum fearing contamination from genetically modified varieties. The majority of GM maize grown commercially within the EU is located in Spain. Because of the high risk of contamination, Spanish non-GM maize sought refuge at the French Embassy in …
Brussels/Netherlands, September 23 – New research released today shows for the first time the extent of damage being caused by the European Union’s increasing use of biofuels [1]. The research focuses on the massive expansion of palm oil in the Indonesian district of Ketapang and reports on the deforestation, illegal operations and social conflicts caused …
