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A Rotten Deal: Why TTIP threatens EU food safety standards for poultry

Citizens’ concerns that the EU-US trade deal could lead to ‘chlorinated chicken’ being sold in the EU have been downplayed as ‘European fears over American ‘Frankenfood’ imports’. In reality, the European Commission has pushed hard to get meat rinses authorised for use by the European livestock sector. But the EU’s approach to food safety standards …

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Preventing Waste: recycling isn’t enough for a circular economy

The many social, environmental and economic benefits that would result from robust resource policies have been recognised by both the European Union and the governments of its member states. For example, by boosting re-use and repair of products, jobs are created while the impacts from mineral and metal extraction, incineration and landfill are avoided. But …

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Briefing: European Fund for Strategic Investments: focus on low carbon, clean energy and resource efficiency investments

European Commission President Juncker’s “Investment plan for growth and jobs”, an EU budget based investment initiative carried out by the European Investment Bank, is controversially among stakeholders throughout Europe as investment priorities, the scope of projects, governance, transparency and accountability issues remain unresolved. By 2018 the European Fund for Strategic Investment (ESIF) is aiming to …

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How TTIP undermines food safety and animal welfare

This briefing analyses proposals for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) chapter on food safety and animal welfare published by the European Union in January 2015 The draft proposal provides a clear indication of EU trade officials’ intentions for the final agreement. This briefing explains how  the proposed text will undermine existing health and safety regulations …

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Briefing: CEE countries’ draft spending plans reveal flaws in environmental mainstreaming in EU funds

Following the entry into force in December 2013 of the legislation on EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020, Member States began elaborating their framework planning documents on EU regional development funding, namely Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes, laying down investment strategies and plans for the next generation of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). While the EU …

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