14/04/15
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 deb …
13/04/15
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 th …
13/04/15
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 …
08/04/15
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 …
11/03/15
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 Ame …
06/03/15
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 a …
