Europe is facing unprecedented global and local challenges. We need urgent action to achieve a pandemic recovery that will reshape society, as well as tackle climate change, inequalities, and the design and control of new technologies. This must be a watershed moment to set Europe on a transformation towards a just, sustainable, democratic, and inclusive society. …
Joint letter: Concerns over EU-Mercosur trade deal
Today, trade ministers meet in Brussels to discuss, amongst other issues ,the state of play on the EU-Mercosur Agreement. They will discuss how additional protocols and annexes could save the deal.With this letter to heads of states and ministers, a broad coalition of civil society groups both from South America and Europe reiterates its calls …
Towards a healthy renovated Europe
Renovating Europe’s decrepit buildings is an opportunity that can’t be missed to tackle climate change, end energy poverty, and create green jobs.
The EU’s Industrial Alliances
The new corporate capture that threatens democracy and the environment The European Commission has increasingly been turning to alliances with big business to ‘get them on board’ with meeting European Green Deal objectives. In reality, the alliances are another opportunity for industry to unduly influence political processes and direct public spending. Our unique analysis finds …
End the cage age
Over 1.4 million people across the EU have lent their voices to a campaign to stop animals being caged in farming. Every year, around 300 million animals in the EU spend part or all of their lives in cages – caged hens often only have a space the size of an A4 piece of paper. …
10 Farm to Fork priorities for MEPs
As the European Parliament is preparing its reaction (own-initiative report) to the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, civil society organisations in the areas of environment, consumers, food systems, animal welfare, health, consumer co-operatives, farming, fisheries, development, social justice, climate, and forestry have come together to set out 10 key priorities which they call on MEPs …
