Press releases and coverage highlights (by date)
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30 August 2010/FoEE 27 and FoE Africa
NEW REPORT: Biofuels for Europe driving land grabbing in Africa
24 August 2010/FoEI
Outrage at Shell-funded UN report on Nigeria oil spills
6 August 2010/FoEE 26
No emissions cuts for Europe at climate talks
14 July 2010/FoEE 25
EU-Brazil biofuels deal: 'land-grabbing charter' - Green group criticizes plans to push biofuels in Mozambique
13 July 2010/FoEE and Greenpeace
EU Commission plans to relax rules on GM crops in Europe
9 July 2010/FoEE 24
Ombudsman finds European Commission guilty of maladministration
8 July 2010/FoEE 23
European Commission proposals to ban GM crops: an empty and dangerous deal
7 July 2010/FoEE 22
New timber law first step towards banning illegal timber in Europe
5 July 2010/FoEE and AVAAZ.ORG
120,000 people sign against illegal timber trade
30 June 2010/OECD Watch
Make or break for OECD guidelines
29 June 2010/FoEE and ActionAid
EU fuelling hunger by grabbing land for biofuels
24 June 2010/FoEI
G20 Summit: Leaders should aim for 'Robin Hood tax'
22 June 2010/ALTER-EU
Transparency still out of sight on lobby register's second anniversary
18 June 2010/Coalition for Sustainable EU Funds
Barroso urged to kick-start EU budget review - More open and transparent process essential, say groups
17 June 2010/FoEE 21
Europe losing sight of sustainable and green future
11 June 2010/FoEE 20
EU losing direction in climate debate
10 June 2010/FoEE 19
Biofuels: No sustainability in sight
8 June 2010/FoEI, CEO
Launch of 'responsible soy' label faces global opposition
7 June 2010/FoEE, Global Action on ArcelorMilttal
Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal complicit in misuse of county development funds
4 June 2010/FoEE 18
Europe to change rules on growing genetically modifed crops
31 May 2010/FoEE 17
UN climate talks resume, EU must resist industry lobbying and increase cuts
27 May 2010/FoEE, Campaign for the Reform of the World Bank, Les Amis de la Terre, Urgewald
World Bank urged to stop dirty business
26 May 2010/FoEE 16
European Commission must press ahead with bold climate action
18 May 2010/FoEI
European Union complicit in human right violations in Latin America
12 May 2010/FoEI
European corporations accused of human rights violations in Latin America
11 May 2010/ECCJ and Public Eye
New rules for business needed at World Economic Forum meeting
5 May 2010/FoEE 15
Tar sands undermine Europe's climate credentials
4 May 2010/FoEE 14
Europe's biotech industry accused of modifying the truth - New report shows no problem with EU GMO laws
26 April 2010/ALTER-EU
Bursting the Brussels Bubble – New book sets out demands for greater transparency in the EU
22 April 2010/FoEE 13
Top European companies still lobbying in secrect, new research confirms
29 March 2010/FoEE 12
European Commission draft document paves way for oil from tar sands in Europe
26 March 2010/FoEE 11
EU leaders stuck on repeat post-Copenhagen
26 March 2010/FoEE 10
Europe's biofuel policy unsustainable new research confirms
25 March 2010/Robin Hood Tax
Robin Hood battles bankers in Brussels over tax on rich for poor
25 March 2010/FoEE 9
Biodiversity ignored in EU2020 strategy
16 March 2010/European food declaration coalition
European civil society launches 'European food declaration'
15 March 2010/FoEE 8
Europe fails to find its feet after Copenhagen
15 March 2010/FoEE 7
Ambitious targets reflect urgent need to tackle biodiversity loss
15 March 2010/FoEE 6
Europe's demand for palm oil driving deforestation and land-grabbing
11 March 2010/ALTER-EU
Sixty percent of EU lobbying consultancies not signed up to European Commission's lobby transparency register
9 March 2010/FoEE 5
European Commission Communication on Climate Policy: FoEE Comment
3 March 2010/FoEE and CEE Bankwatch
New report: EU funds must plug clean energy gap in central and eastern Europe
2 March 2010/FoEE 4
European Commission gives green light to genetically modified potatoes
1 March 2010/PLATFORM, FoEE
Taxpayers' money involved in financing controversial tar sands companies
23 February 2010/FoEE 3
NEW REPORT: GM crops failing to tackle climate change
9 February 2010/FoEE 2
India puts moratorium on GM crop
8 February 2010/FoEE, Greenpeace, T&E
EU must commit to green electric cars
2 February 20010/FoEE 1
European Commission plans to sacrifice forests for biofuels
Press releases from 2009
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