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Industry ties raise questions about UN body assessing glyphosate cancer risk
Brussels – The FAO /WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) released an assessment today, which concludes that the controversial weedkiller glyphosate is “unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to…
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EU presidency denies public access to trade Council CETA and TTIP talks
Brussels – The Dutch EU Council presidency has turned down a request to publicly broadcast today’s ministerial talks in Brussels on EU-US (TTIP) and EU-Canada (CETA) trade agreements. EU trade…
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TTIP leaks update: Greenpeace response to Commission statements
Brussels, 2 May 2016 – In response to the European Commission’s statements on the TTIP leaks and a blog post by EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström, Greenpeace EU director Jorgo…
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Leaked TTIP documents released
Greenpeace EU press briefing – 14:30 – Residence Palace, Brussels Greenpeace activists project #TTIPleaks documents on the Berlin Reichstag on 2 May 2016 *Greenpeace EU will hold a press briefing…
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#TTIPleaks: confidential TTIP papers unveil US position
Leaked text shows attempts to undermine EU environment and health protection laws Brussels, 1 May 2016 – Greenpeace Netherlands has obtained 248 pages of leaked Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership…
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Commission fails to regulate new GMOs after intense US lobbying
The European Commission has shelved a legal opinion confirming that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) produced through gene-editing and other new techniques fall under EU GMO law, following pressure from the…