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European organisations call for EU action on VW scandal

Following the revelations and wider implications of the dieselgate emissions scandal, European organisations sent this open letter to the Presidents of the European Institutions calling for EU action to protect citizens from air pollution and the manipulative and fraudulent behaviour of carmakers. The groups, including Friends of the Earth Europe, expressed their objections to recent …

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Environmental organisations deplore ‘lost year’ for environmental protection

One year since the entry into office of the current European Commission headed by Jean-Claude Juncker, environmental groups issued this statement criticising the EU executive for a paralysis in policymaking on issues related to the environment. CEE Bankwatch Network, Climate Action Network Europe, European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace, and the Health …

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Briefing: Europe’s hunger for land – why the EU needs a Land as a Resource Communication in 2016

There is land embodied in everything we consume – our food, our electronic devices, our clothes. With Europe having one of the highest consumption rates in the world, where are we getting all this land from and what impacts is it having on people and planet? Europe’s land footprint is significantly larger than the continent …

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