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Regulate fossil fuel lobbyists like tobacco, experts tell EU Parliament
Brussels – Oil, gas and coal lobbyists should be kept at arm's length from policy making, just like tobacco lobbyists, the European Parliament heard today in
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Farmers are right to protest — but Green Deal is wrong target
Farmers across Europe are struggling and are hitting the streets to protest. But when politicians and big agriculture lobbies blame Europe's green legislation, they are not only misleading farmers, they are risking their survival.
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More misery for farmers as EU Parliament endorses draft law to deregulate GMOs
Brussels - The European Parliament (EP) has endorsed a controversial European Commission plan that exempts many new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from current safety rules, ignoring critical science, and farmer and consumer rights.
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EU climate target missing end to fossil fuels
European Commission scraps plans to cut farming emissions and stop subsidising fossil fuels
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EU Parliament holding hearing on tobacco-style controls on fossil fuel lobbyists
European Parliament, Brussels – room ASP1G3 – 14 February, 14:30-16:00
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Statement in solidarity with farmers
The social, environmental, and economic sustainability of European food systemsdepends on the dignity, viability, and wellbeing of the farming community.Farmers are not only stewards of the land but also providers…
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EU 2040 climate plans: dodgy accounting and magic wands to hit the target
Brussels – On 6 February, the European Commission will release an outline of its proposals for EU climate targets for 2040 and for developing carbon capture and storage technology
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MEP backing for GMO deregulation threatens rights of farmers
The European Commission proposal on new GMOs, and amendments supported today by the European Parliament’s environment committee, risk violating the rights of farmers and consumers, according to new legal analysis by Greenpeace.
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Draft EU law on new GMOs threatens legal rights of farmers, faces ECJ rejection
New legal analysis by Greenpeace has found the draft law by the European Commission on new GMOs could violate the individual rights of farmers, in particular their fundamental rights to property and the freedom to run a business.
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EU climate science advisors call for end to fossil fuels
Brussels – The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change made a series of recommendations for changes to EU policy needed to cut carbon emissions and avoid catastrophic climate breakdown.
