22/05/18
A new food and farming blueprint for the EU
The food and farming system in the EU is the result of different policies coming together over many decades. I …
16/05/18
EU Commission failing as nature’s last line of defence
Nature protection efforts are being undermined by the European Commission’s failure to consistently challenge …
![limni_beach_c_foe_cyprus](https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/limni_long_1s-800x600.jpg)
27/04/18
EU bans bee-killing neonic pesticides
EU governments today passed a total ban on bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides on outdoor crops. Commenting o …
![Honey bee on cosmos flower](https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/honey-bee-on-cosmos-flower-scaled-800x600.jpg)
25/04/18
Nature (in)action plan: EU countries lag behind
A year after an EU Commission ‘Action Plan’ stated EU governments should better implement nature protection ru …
25/04/18
Keep the Blue Heart beating
While the Balkans are increasingly popular as a holiday beach paradise, they hold a sparkling secret: The peni …
![New documentary "Blue Heart", produced by Patagonia](https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/blueheart-800x600.jpg)
11/04/18
Europe’s first step towards a fair food supply chain
Today, the European Commission published a proposal for a directive on unfair trading practices in business-to …
![Market with local goods, (C) Zdravko Yonchev](https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/local_and_sustainable_2-800x591.jpg)