This review introduces our work and the impact we had in 2014 – in Brussels and beyond. Read on for details of the impacts of our campaign highlights at the EU level, the activities of our youth network, success stories from our member groups around Europe, detailed financial information, a look ahead to the Paris …
Overconsumption: a ticking time bomb
Our current model of economic growth is unsustainable on a planet of finite resources. Europe is already consuming more than its fair share of natural resources, with devastating impacts on ecosystems and communities. The availability of resources is, and will remain, a cause of conflict as the global population increases, middle classes grow and developing …
Carte blanche for fracking
While the European Commission is publicly talking up its climate ambition, it is allowing the shale gas industry to dominate the behind-the-scenes debate on fracking policy. This briefing reveals how the European Commission’s new expert network on shale gas is dominated by major fracking industry players and those with strong links to it, and freezing …
Lawyers subverting the public interest: Lobby group EFILA’s stake in investment arbitration
In January 2015 the European Commission published the first results of a public consultation with the highest number of responses in the history of the EU – more than 145,000 submissions by citizens. What had raised the interest and opposition of so many European citizens? A secretive legal system that had been virtually unknown to …
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Eating from the farm: the social, environmental and economic benefits of local food systems
This briefing looks at how communities are taking control of the food revolution, and bypassing supermarkets to reconnect citizens with the food they eat and the people that produce it. With case studies from Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain and Hungary, it demonstrates the variety and creativity of those working together for a better …
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Regulatory cooperation: how an EU-US trade deal risks creating a labyrinth of red tape
For the most recent round of EU-US trade talks, the European Commission released an initial proposal for legal text on ‘regulatory cooperation’ in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP. Regulatory cooperation is a key element of the proposed deal. As tariffs between the EU and the US are already relatively low, the main economic …
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