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STATEMENT: For a Europe that cares for all – during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

21/04/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating all too well that unequal societies go hand-in-hand with human suffering, fragile economies and delicate democracies. This statement comes from a broad range of European civil society actors, committed to working together towards a shared vision of the future of Europe, one that is based on a socially just, feminist, …

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Death by impunity: Berta Cáceres and Agua Zarca

23/03/2020

Berta Cáceres was murdered for protesting against the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam that was threatening a river considered sacred by her community in Honduras. The community faced years of intimidation and military repression and, in total, five members of the community were killed. The company constructing the dam turned out to be directly involved in …

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NGOs call for less and better meat, dairy and eggs in the Farm to Fork Strategy

25/02/2020

Ahead of the European Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy, we wrote to key Commissioners and Commission Vice-President Timmermans to call on them to recognise and address the need to reduce and improve the production and consumption of meat, dairy and eggs in the strategy.

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EU-US trade: health, environment and climate are not negotiable

20/02/2020

We joined more than 100 civil society organisations from across Europe to denounce the European Commission’s statements on EU-US trade talks, which put our health, climate and environment at risk. EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has recently been confronted with US demands to weaken EU safety rules on pesticide residues in food, chemical treatment of …

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What will digital farming mean for agriculture in Europe?

18/02/2020

Can digital farming really address the systemic causes of agriculture’s impact on the environment and society, or will it entrench them? This new briefing looks at the EU Commission’s package of measures to create a “European digital society”, how these fall short in the agricultural field, and what needs to be done instead.

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A circular economy within ecological limits

14/02/2020

Together with other NGOs and academics, this position paper sets out why we need to set targets to reduce EU resource consumption and waste generation in the European Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan, ahead of its release in March 2020. We urge that a headline target to halve the EU material footprint by 2030 …

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