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ECHA response heightens rather than alleviates conflict of interest concerns
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is due to publish a safety assessment of glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller linked to cancer by the WHO. Twenty health and environmental organisations expressed concerns…
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Open letter on the independence and transparency of ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee
20 health and environmental organisations wrote to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency, Mr. Geert Dancet, to express concerns regarding conflicts of interest and transparency at the agency.…
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Conflict of interest concerns blight new glyphosate safety assessment
Brussels – Potential conflicts of interest and transparency concerns hang over the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), as it prepares a crucial assessment of glyphosate, a controversial weedkiller which has been…
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Over 150 civil society groups call for reform of European agricultural policies
Brussels – Over 150 European civil society organisations representing environmental and social justice networks, organic farmers, pastoralists, peasants, sustainable forestry groups, health groups, animal welfare organisations, consumer rights bodies, development,…
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Commission green light for Paks state aid ignores Orbán takeover of nuclear regulator
Brussels – The European Commission has given a green light to state subsidies for the construction of the Paks II nuclear power plant in Hungary. The decision is irresponsible and…
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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’ Biotechnology companies argue that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that have been produced through a range…
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Lacklustre drive for renewables threatens energy transition
Brussels – The energy package being discussed by EU energy ministers today could endanger the transition to renewable energy and falls well below the action needed, warned Greenpeace. The “Clean…
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Activists keep justice afloat as CETA threatens to sink democracy
Campaigners warn EU-Canada trade deal is surrender to corporate takeover Strasbourg/Brussels – Eleven activists kept a sinking statue of lady justice afloat in the icy waters surrounding the European Parliament…
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CETA: MEPs put European Parliament on the wrong side of history
Strasbourg/Brussels – Support for the controversial EU-Canada trade and investment protection deal – known as CETA – puts the European Parliament on the wrong side of history, warned Greenpeace. Photos…
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Commission revises EU decision-making rules in move to avoid blame
Brussels – Today the European Commission presented a proposal to revise the decision-making rules under the so-called “comitology” procedure that is used, among other things, for approvals of products such…
