10/02/12
MEPs stick to costly concrete to manage floods, say environmental NGOs
Brussels / Strasbourg, April 25 2007 – The European Parliament has failed to promote the sustainable managemen …
08/02/12
Biodiversity ignored in EU 2020 strategy
Brussels, March 15 – 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and also the year in which the EU aimed a …
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08/02/12
Ambitious targets reflect urgent need to tackle biodiversity loss
Brussels, March 15 – Friends of the Earth Europe warmly welcomes the ambitious targets on biodiversity policy …
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08/02/12
European Parliament votes for strong law to stop illegal timber trade
Strasbourg, 22 April – This afternoon, the European Parliament voted to support an improved illegal timber law …
08/02/12
Map of projects shows destructive potential of EU billions
Brussels, 16 April – CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe today warned that environmentally d …
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08/02/12
RegioScars 2009: EU billions earmarked for environmental devastation in central and eastern Europe
Brussels, Belgium, 16 February – ‘RegioScars’ awards for the most unsustainable spending of EU funds in Centra …
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