The EU-Mercosur trade deal has been in limbo for several years, but now the European Commission is determined to have ratification begin this year (2023), despite opaque negotiations, public rejection on both sides of the Atlantic and the opposition of several EU national parliaments and governments. With the Amazon having likely reached a crucial tipping …
Open letter: EU Green Deal must secure a livable future for future generations, nature and farmers
Friends of the Earth Europe joins more than 100 environmental, scientific and social organisations, as well as farmers, trade unions and church groups call for an end to EU derogations that water down CAP environmental measures. Yes to the Green Deal. No to the suspension of the CAP’s environmental requirements Dear President of the European …
2024 EU elections campaign for better civic space
Friends of the Earth Europe is part of the broad coalition of civil society and philanthropy organisations brought together by Civil Society Europe and Social Platform to be vocal about the need for better civic space and civil dialogue all over Europe ahead of the 2024 EU elections. Civil society plays a prominent role in …
Unmasking new GMOs: protecting the right to transparency
The European Commission’s proposal to widely deregulate the new generation of Genetically Modified Organisms (new GMOs) – now called New Genomic Techniques or NGTs for political purposes – plans to take away farmers’, food processors’, retailers’ and consumers’ right to be informed whether the feed and food they buy contains new GMOs. The law proposal …
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Open letter for a strong pesticide regulation and nature restoration law
Friends of the Earth Europe and PAN Europe wrote to Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, to call on them to protect people’s health, the environment and long-term food security. Find the letter below or download the PDF above. Dear members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, …
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Three hundred organisations call on EU Commission to keep new GMOs tested and labled
Civil society organisations have written a letter to the vice president of the European Commission, urging him to keep new GMOs regulated. The letter signed by 300 organisations, states: “We conclude that the best way is to maintain the current legal system for all generations of GMOs and keep new GMOs regulated under the existing …
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