Civil Society Solidarity Statement UKR | PT Over the four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has become evident that the safety of Ukrainians is also the safety of Europe as a whole, and that our mutual security requires consistent political responses against threats from Russian actors. Russian oligarchs are using a mechanism …
No EU–US trade deal at the expense of climate, democracy, and sovereignty
We are following with great concern and growing outrage the current plans to implement the trade deal between the European Union and Trump administration. Firstly, EU institutions now plan to approve the tariff arrangements with the United States – without binding enforceable environmental and social standards. Further steps are to follow. Yet the EU’s concessions …
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The dangers of EU-encouraged mining in Galicia, Spain
Friends of the Earth Europe has sent a letter – together with Ecologistas en Acción, Amigas de la Tierra (Friends of the Earth Spain), MiningWatch Portugal, Movimento UIVO, Jordens Vänner (Friends of the Earth Sweden) and PowerShift – calling on the European Commission and Critical Raw Materials Board to reject the San Juan mining project in …
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Open letter: No farming without water, soil and nature
Friends of the Earth Europe joins farmers’ organisations, civil society and environmental groups in urging the European Commission to focus on implementing existing environmental legislation, rather than weakening it. We need healthy ecosystems and reliable rules to build resilient, sustainable food systems that deliver for farmers and rural communities. Following the Commission’s Implementation Dialogue on …
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Stronger communities, thriving regions
Ensuring that the next EU budget effectively supports energy communities Ιn the summer of 2025 the European Commission proposed a radical overhaul of the EU budget. As part of the new budget architecture for 2028-2034, every Member State now has to create a “National and Regional Partnership Plan” (NRPP). Overall, these Plans are worth 865 …
Open letter on the need to reduce methane pollution for just transition in agri-food
Ireland is finalizing its climate protection targets to the year 2040. Rather than face that challenge directly, the Irish government is considering embracing a “no additional warming” approach to avoid having to fully address this pollution source. Friends of the Earth Europe, along with 33 other organizstions from Ireland and across the rest of Europe, …
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