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  December 17th; Embargoed: 00:01 hours
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BANS GM FOOD!

December 4th
WTO TALKS COLLAPSE ENVIRONMENTALISTS ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL OF NO NEW ROUND - DEVELOPING COUNTRIES STAND THEIR GROUND

December 2nd
LEAKED PAPER SHOWS EU CONCESSIONS AT SEATTLE TRADE TALKS

December 1st; Embargoed until December 1, 17:00 hours
ENERGY TAXES IN THE EU

December 1st
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS WELCOME COMMISSION PROPOSAL FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL AVIATION CHARGE

November 30th
WTO : FoE CONDEMNS EU CLIMB-DOWN ON GM FOOD

November 30th
EXPOSED! EU ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS THREATENED BY CORPORATE LOBBYING IN THE WTO

November 26th
PRESS INVITATION ENERGY TAXES IN THE EU

November 29th - December 3rd
CLICK HERE FOR DAILY PRESS RELEASES FROM WTO EVENTS IN SEATTLE

November 25th
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL HOLDS PRESS EVENTS BEFORE AND DURING WTO
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE


November 4th
ENVIRONMENTALISTS CALLl ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION NOT TO SIGN AWAY THE WORLD'S FORESTS IN THE WTO

October 29th; Embargo: 10:00 am
TRICK OR TREAT? TRANSATLANTIC BUSINESS LEADERS FACED WITH INTERNATIONAL OPPOSITION

October 28th
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH WELCOMES BST BAN

October 27th
UK SHOULD VOTE AGAINST ANY FURTHER GMO APPROVALS, SAYS FoEE

October 26th
THE SKY HAS A LIMIT: STOP EMMISSIONS AND NOISE FROM PLANES!

October 26th; 10.30 -11.30 hours
THE SKY HAS A LIMIT: STOP EMMISSIONS AND NOISE FROM PLANES!

October 26th; 10.30 -11.30 hours
THE SKY HAS A LIMIT: STOP EMMISSIONS AND NOISE FROM PLANES!
EU IS NOT TAKING ACTION TO REDUCE AVIATION's ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EUROPEAN
ACTION DAY


October 21st
WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION THE MILLENNIUM ROUND

October 20th
EC’s SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT ASESSMENT OF NEW TRADE ROUND IS INSUFFICIENT, SAYS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE

October 15th
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH WELCOMES PUBLICATION OF Dr. PUZSTAI'S RESEARCH

October 5th
FoE REMAINS SCEPTICAL ABOUT MONSANTO'S TERMINATOR PLEDGE

September 30th
GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS: GENETIC POLLUTION PROVED GM POLLEN FOUND
MILES FROM TRIAL SITE


September 16th
NOVARTIS DECISION TO MOVE AWAY FROM AGRO-BIOTECH IS WISE, SAYS FoE

September 15th; Embargoed until 00.01,
CITIZENS AROUND THE PLANET SAY STOP THE WTO MILLENNIUM ROUND!

July
VIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS ON THE HELSINKI PROCESS (INTEGRATION)

June 23rd
YHE EU‘sTRADE AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WITH EGYPT: A BUILDING BLOC IN THE SETTING UP OF AN UNUSTAINABLE MEDITERRANEAN FREE TRADE ZONE, SAYS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

July 6th
AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED GOVERNMENT DECISION AND ACTION PLAN ON EU-ENLARGEMENT AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

June 24th
A VICTORY FOR COMMON SENSE AND THE ENVIRONMENT! FoE WELCOMES ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL RESULTS RE GMOs

June 22nd
GMOs : FoE URGES ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS TO "LISTEN TO YOUR CITIZENS!"

June 21st
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CALLS ON EU-US SUMMIT TO CEASE PLANS FOR A ‘MILLENIUM ROUND‘ IN THE WTO

June 18th
ENVIRONMENTALISTS WORLD-WIDE DEMAND ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL REFORMS FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: CALL ON G8 TO TAKE IMMIDIATE ACTION

June 17th
DUTCH TRANSPORT MINISTER CALLS ON KEY NATIONS TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE WITH AN AVIATION EMISSION CHARGE (Action of Right Price for Air Travel Campaign in Luxembourg)

June 16th; Statement
HIDDEN CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR

Petition to European Ministers of Transport
EUROPEAN CITIZENS CALL ON THEIR TRANSPORT MINISTERS TO REDUCE AIR TRANSPORT’S GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND TO PROTECT AIRPORT NEIGHBOURS

June 15/16
EUROPEAN CITIZENS UNITE TO PETITION MINISTERS ON AVIATION AND ENVIRONMENT

June 10th
UNSUTAINABLE AGRICULTURE : EUROPEAN ELECTIONS ARE AN IDEAL TIME TO SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"

May 25th
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS DEMAND STRONG BACKING FOR ENERGY TAXATION FROM THE
ECOFIN COUNCIL


May 20th
BAN GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS NOW! AMERICAN RESEARCH PROVES THREAT TO BIODIVERSITY SAY FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

May 1999; Embargoed until 00.01.10
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH TELLS EU TRADE MINISTERS:  NO NEW ROUND - TURNAROUND!

May 1-2
THE NEW TRANSATLANTIC AGENDA (NTA) AS A CHALLENGE FOR SUSTAINABLE SICIETIES ON A GLOBAL SCALE

May 4th
PIONEER MAIZE SEED IS CONTAMINATED WITH AN ILLEGAL VARIETY, says Friends of the Earth

April 28th
IN ITALY TRAFFIC POLLUTION CAUSES FAR MORE DEATHS THAN ROAD ACCIDENTS

April 28th
ILLEGAL GENETICALLY MODIFIED MAIZE IS BEING SOLD FOR CULTIVATION, SAYS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

April 20th
3rd EURO-MED MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN STUTGART: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROMISES TO TAKE STEPS TO INTEGRATE ENVIRONMENT INTO ECONOMIC TRANSITION PROGRAMMES OF THE EURO-MED PARTNERSHIP

April 16th
GOVERNMENT CONSENSUS: AIR TRANSPORT IS A SERIOUS CLIMATE THREAT IPCC REPORT ON AVIATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADOPTED

April 14th
NEW POLLEN RESEARCH CONFIRMS RISK OF GENETIC POLLUTION

April 9/10
INTERNATIONAL REPORT TO SHOW  AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS ARE GROWING THREAT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

March 30th
ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS URGE EU TO STICK TO PLANNED PHASE OUT OF
HUSHKITTED AIRCRAFT HUSKHITTED AIRCRAFT OFFER NO REAL NOISE IMPROVEMENT


March 14th
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE URGES FINANCE MINISTERS TO  STICK TO DUTY-FREE ABOLITION ABOLITION OF DUTY FREE DOES NOT AFFECT EMPLOYMENT

February 24th; Cartagena
BIOSAFETY NEGOTIATIONS FAIL: TRADE AND AGRO-BUSINESS INTERESTS HIJACKED THE PROCESS,  SAYS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

February
5 I’S FOR THE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT STATEMENT BY FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE (FoEE) FOR THE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT THE 5th ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PROGRAMME

February 11th
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTES ON THE GMO DIRECTIVE OUTCOME IS FAIRLY SATISFACTORY, SAYS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

 
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