Europe risks side-lining its vision for a more sustainable, low-carbon energy future, according to this report, unless it permanently closes its doors to unconventional and unwanted fossil fuels like shale gas. Shale gas and the technology used to extract it – hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’ – has become a great controversy in the last couple …
Who’s driving the agenda at DG Enterprise and Industry?
Two thirds of DG Enterprise’s advisory groups are corporate-dominated – meaning industry experts and corporate lobbyists have effectively captured key areas of policy advice within the European Commission according to this research carried out by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), and Friends of the Earth Europe. The Commission’s advisory groups provide …
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Transparency in the European Parliament
In March 2011, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were caught red-handed accepting money for tabling amendments to legislation. What was soon to be referred to as the ‘cash for amendments’ or ‘cash for law’ scandal caused an outcry in Brussels circles. In response, Jerzy Buzek, then President of the European Parliament, started a process …
Off Their Game – The Green 10’s Mid-Term Review of the European Commission’s Environmental Track Record 2010-2012
Halfway through its term in office, the European Commission is falling behind in the race to create sustainable long-term prosperity in Europe, warn Europe’s leading green groups in this critical assessment of the Commission’s environmental performance since 2010. The report, inspired by a topical sporting theme, assesses progress in nine EU policy fields with impacts on the environment …
Sick of Chemcials: a review of the evidence
Health brochure for the REACH debate that link diseases with certain chemicals that will be regulated under the new proposal
Introducing the Green 9 group of environmental NGOs active at EU level
Introducing the GREEN 9 group of environmental NGOs active at EU level. A new booklet outlining the activities and priorities of ‘The Green 9’, the group of the nine leading environmental organisations active at EU level.
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