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Commission tramples democracy to force through EU-Mercosur trade deal
The European Commission has announced that it will force through the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur trade deal, pre-empting a vote to ratify the agreement in the European Parliament and a pending opinion by the European Court of Justice on the legality of the text.
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Letter: Lack of transparency and civil society inclusion in Commission implementation dialogues
Amid the EU's ongoing drive to reopen and weaken environmental rules, green NGOs have serious concerns about the way the European Commission conducts important stakeholder consultations.
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Don’t allow the EU to become President Trump’s El Dorado
A letter to EU presidents and prime ministers warns that that plans due to be discussed at an EU summit on 12 February are a threat to democracy and Europe's long-term security and resilience.
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EU sell-out summit is capitulation to Trump and corporate agendas
Greenpeace accused EU governments of undermining democracy, bowing to the Trump agenda of deregulation and taking instructions from corporate lobbies, as an informal EU summit got underway on Thursday at Alden Biesen castle in Belgium.
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Don’t allow the EU to become President Trump’s El Dorado
A letter to EU presidents and prime ministers warns that that plans due to be discussed at an EU summit on 12 February are a threat to democracy and Europe's long-term security and resilience.
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Showdown incoming as MEPs signal discontent over EU-Mercosur deal but von der Leyen to sign anyway
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is expected to travel to Paraguay next week to sign a deeply unpopular trade deal with the Mercosur bloc of four South American countries.
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EU deforestation law to be delayed as new threat emerges from EU-Mercosur trade deal
The EU's deforestation law will be delayed after right-wing attempts to gut it failed, but the EU-Mercosur trade deal could still deal the deforestation law a fatal blow
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Toxic EU Mercosur trade deal agreed
Greenpeace calls on all policy-makers throughout Europe and Mercosur countries to listen to the widespread public opposition and vote against this toxic trade deal.
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Want to do something good for farmers? Stop the EU-Mercosur trade deal
Farmers are some of the most vocal opponents of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, fearing the impact it would have on their livelihoods. They are right.
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Which way will wind blow as new EU Commission enters troubled waters?
The new European Commission endorsed by the European Parliament on Wednesday will face an early test of its political direction as it prepares to navigate choppy seas.