Between now and the end of 2013, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will undergo a major reform. This means that on the 1st of January 2014, a new agriculture policy for the European Union with a new budget will enter into force. In this paper, Friends of the Earth Europe provides a summary analysis of …
Briefing: Europe’s Land Footprint trampling the world
The European Union uses more than its fair share of global land, with high environmental and social impacts. In 2010, the amount of land used to satisfy our consumption, solely of agricultural goods and services, amounted to 269 million hectares. Almost 40% of this land is outside Europe, an area the size of Italy and …
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The true cost of consumption: the EU’s land footprint
The European Union uses more than its fair share of global land, with high environmental and social impacts. In 2010, the amount of land used to satisfy our consumption, solely of agricultural goods and services, amounted to 269 million hectares. Almost 40% of this land is outside Europe, an area the size of Italy and …
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Urgent re-think of Europe’s financial sector’s direction and purpose needed as new financial lead appointed
After the European Parliament hearing of European Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis after the transfer of the financial services to his remit, Friends of the Earth Europe, Global Witness, ActionAid, WWF, Rainforest Action Network, ShareAction, FERN, SOMO and E3G all call for urgent reform of the financial sector away from deregulation and towards genuine sustainability.
Legal briefing: ISDS under EU law
This short briefing explains why the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and the newly proposed Investment Court System (ICS) might not be legal under EU law. It outlines the threats of investment dispute settlement to the autonomy of the EU legal order, undermining the power of EU courts, and to the functioning of the EU’s internal …
Lies, damn lies and statistics
The European Commission is studying a range of options for the revision of the 2030 energy efficiency target, from the current 27% target to the European Parliament’s – and our own – preferred goal of 40%. The official proposal is expected after the summer. But it seems the level of ambition may already be decided …
