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Joint Statement on raw materials in EU-Indonesia CEPA

EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Indonesia and the European Union have been negotiating the EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) trade agreement since 2016. There are still contentious issues remaining in the negotiations and one of the key issues is on raw materials, under the Energy and Raw Materials Chapter. This chapter specifically regulates …

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Factsheets: impacts of pesticides & citizens’ demands for pesticide reduction

The European food production relies heavily on the use of dangerous chemicals. Everyday, we are exposed to a cocktail of pesticide residues. Not only are they present in our fields and food, but also in dust and water. They are designed to kill insects, fungi and undesirable plants, but what do is far more harmful: …

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Legal Letter: Concerns Omnibus consultation process

Together with dozens of other NGOs Friends of the Earth Europe signed a letter to express our profound concern regarding the ‘Omnibus Simplification Package’ (Omnibus) announced by President von der Leyen and its potential implications for the transposition and implementation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting …

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Joint letter: Ensure EUDR benchmarking reflects human rights and environmental risks

The EU Deforestation Law is only as good as its implementation. That’s why we have signed an open letter alongside 39 other organisations calling on the European Commission to ensure the country benchmarking objectively reflects real human rights and environmental risks. In our letter, we urge the Commission to ensure that the benchmarking methodology: Read …

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Roadmap for Pesticide Phase-Out

The widespread use of pesticides is not only threatens ecosystems and biodiversity but also impacts human health and human rights, including the right of present and future generations to live in a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Scientists have already issued a warning: more than 6,000 researchers recently called for drastic pesticide reduction to protect …

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How the agroindustry brought down the EU pesticide law

Despite the well-documented risks pesticides pose to biodiversity and human health, the European Union has consistently failed to make meaningful progress in reducing pesticide use, with pesticide sales barely decreasing over the last decade. Back in 2020, the European Commission announced its flagship Green Deal, promising to reform our food and agricultural system, including the …

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