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EU Parliament backs glyphosate restrictions
Brussels/Strasbourg – MEPs have backed restrictions on the use of glyphosate – the world’s most used weedkiller – and a shortening of its licence, amid rising health concerns. Protest action…
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Request for publication of confidential industry studies on glyphosate
Joint NGOs letter to Commissioner Andriukaitis UPDATED 23 June 2016 Here is the joint NGOs letter sent in April, and here is Commissioner Andriukaitis’ response to NGOs dated 22 June.
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Tackling illegal logging, deforestation and forest degradation
An agenda for EU action This briefing is the contribution of a group of non-governmental organisations to the policy debate related to the evaluation of the European Union Forest Law…
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NGOs call for a Fitness Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
107 NGOs are calling on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to initiate an in-depth review of food production and consumption in Europe by conducting a Fitness Check of the…
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New techniques of genetic engineering
Why EU GMO law must be fully applied to the so-called ‘New Plant Breeding Techniques’ The European Commission is considering whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that have been produced through…
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Glyphosate licence renewal suspended in light of health concerns
Several EU governments oppose Commission plan for 15-year lease Brussels – A national experts’ vote on the European Commission’s plan to grant a new 15-year lease to the herbicide glyphosate…
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EU prepares to brush aside glyphosate herbicide safety concerns
On 8 March, a meeting of EU government experts in Brussels is expected to support the European Commission’s proposal to grant a new 15-year lease to glyphosate, the world’s most…
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Commission slams weak implementation of EU law against illegal logging
In a review of legislation to combat illegal logging, the European Commission has said EU countries must significantly step up efforts to keep illegal timber off the EU market [1].…
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EU Parliament opposes import of three herbicide-resistant GM crops
Brussels – Today, the European Parliament voted to oppose the import of three genetically modified (GM) soybeans into the European Union. © Greenpeace / Barbara Tschann It said the Commission’s…
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Europe failing to use legal armoury against illegal logging
Commission’s report on status of implementation of EU forest protection law due in weeks Brussels – In the coming weeks, the European Commission will adopt a report assessing the implementation…