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13th December 2002/FoEE/79
MINE SPILL IN GREECE LEAVES RED STREAK OF POLLUTION IN SCENIC BAY

13th December 2002/FoEE/78
ENLARGEMENT PLANS STILL SIDELINE ENVIRONMENT: A deal has been done, but accession country civil society concerns remain

13th December 2002/FoEE/77
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH DENMARK'S ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESIDENCY: IT BETRAYS SUSTAINABILITY


12th December 2002/FoEE/76
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH WARNS; THE CONVENTION MUST NOT UNDERMINE ACHIEVEMENTS TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE EUROPE

10th December 2002/FoEE/75

ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS TIGHTEN RULES FOR TRACEABILITY OF GMO's

3rd December 2002/FoEE/74
NEW EUROPE-WIDE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED: ABOLISH EURATOM!

29 November 2002/FoEE/73
EU AGRICULTURE MINISTERS CONFIRM GM LABELLING: but threshold threatens choice and the
environment


27 November 2002/FoEE/72
EU MINISTERS CHALLENGED OVER GM FOOD LABELS

26 November 2002 PR/FoEE/71

NGOS PRESENT RESULTS OF THREE YEARS OF MONITORING EU PRE-ACCESSION FUNDS
‘BILLIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY?’ - HOW TO TAKE THE QUESTION MARK AWAY?


25 November 2002 PR/FoEE/70

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE URGE RADICAL CAP REFORM FROM EU AGRICULTURE MINISTERS


25 November 2002 PR/FoEE/69

US BIOTECH INDUSTRY OUT OF CONTROL
COLONIC CANCER GENES USED TO ENGINEER NEW CROP PLANTS BY
SPEEDING UP EVOLUTION


21 November 2002 PR/FoEE/68

PRESS INVITATION / INTERVIEW POSSIIBILITIES: Conference "BILLIONS FOR SUSTAINIBILITIES?" HOW CAN WE DO IT BETTER – LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE USE OF PRE-ACCESSION FUNDS

20 November 2002 PR/FoEE/67
SINKING OF THE PRESTIGE
OIL COMPANIES MUST BE MADE LIABLE SAYS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

15 November 2002 PR/FoEE/66
MYSTERIOUS “PHARMACEUTICAL” GM CROP GOES WRONG IN THE US


14 November 2002 PR/FoEE/6
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TASTE THE DIFFERENCE: WHY CAP REFORM IS STILL A TASTY OPTION 


14 November 2002 PR/FoEE/64

150 CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS DENOUNCE SYDNEY WTO MINI-MINISTERIAL AS ILLEGITIMATE AND ANTI-DEMOCRATIC


12 November 2002 PR/FoEE/63

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE SAVING KRESNA GORGE IS POSSIBLE
BULGARIAN NGOS AND ENGINEERS TEAM UP TO DESIGN A HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO PROTECT NATURAL HABITAT


12 November 2002 PR/FoEE/62

U.S. GROUPS STAND UP FOR EU CHEMICALS POLICY
CALL ON BUSH TO 'CEASE AND DESIST' UNDERMINING REFORM


12 November 2002 PR/FoEE/61
WTO TRADE TALKS: CALL ON EU TO PRESERVE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS FROM TRADE RULES

06 November 2002 PR/FoEE/60

STRONG CRITICISM FOR EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S NEW NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

05 November 2002 PR/FoEE/59
CALL TO SUSPEND NEW EUROPEAN "NUCLEAR PACKAGE"

29 Octobre 2002 PR/FoEE/58
NGOs FEAR DELAY IS WEAKENING CHEMICALS LEGISTLATION - URGENT LETTER SENT TO PRODI

25 Octobre 2002 PR/FoEE/57

FoE SLOVAKIA AND CEE BANKWATCH NETWORK CALL ON EU MEMBERS TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY MISUSE OF EU FUNDS

18 Octobre 2002 PR/FoEE/56

FoE AWARENESS WEEK ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: 111 actions in 12 European countries


17 Octobre 2002 PR/FoEE/55

EUROPEAN RALLY "LET'S PHASE OUT THE NUCLEAR AGE", 20th Oct, Strasbourg


17 Octobre 2002 PR/FoEE/54

COMMISSION LEAVES GM MORATORIUM DECISION TO MEMBERS STATES
Pictures of FoEE's GMO action in Luxembourg


16 October 2002 PR/FoEE/53
EURO MINISTERS DISCUSS CRUCIAL GM ISSUES

14 October 2002 PR/FoEE/52
UK WILDLIFE WATCHDOGS SLAM PLANS FOR EUROPEAN LAW ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEEDS

10 October 2002 PR/FoEE/51
EURATOM LOAN FACILITY SHOULD BE ABANDONED SAYS NEW REPORT

09 October 2002 PR/FoEE/50
EUROPEAN UNION URGED TO SAVE FOOD FROM GENETIC CONTAMINATION

04 October 2002 PR/FoEE/49
PRESS INVITATION and BRIEFING paper: Mass trolley parade against genetic pollution: EU urged to stand up for European Consumer

 03 October 2002 PR/FoEE/48

THE POLLUTER DOES NOT PAY: FoE slams proposed European environmental liability laws

 01 October 2002 PR/FoEE/47

Trade war looms as Europe rejects US complaints on GM labelling

 16 Septembre 2002 PR/FoEE/46
EU should target US genetically modified food and energy intensive products in trade dispute

 13 Septembre 2002 PR/FoEE/45
AT FoEE EURATOM CONFERENCE: EU commission details new proposals for increasing the power of Euratom

13 Septembre 2002 PR/FoEE/44

FROM BRUSSELS TO CANCUN: European civil society groups launch campaign on global trade and investment talks

04 Septembre 2002 PR/FoEE/43

EARTH SUMMIT WRAP UP: Governments miss historic opportunity

28 August  2002 PR/FoEE/42

EU LOSES EARTH SUMMIT LEADERSHIP ROLE

26 August  2002 PR/FoEE/41
RICHEST NATIONS TRY TO TRADE AWAY EARTH SUMMIT - EU must make the difference

15 August  2002 PR/FoEE/40
FLOODS ACROSS EUROPE -
EU nations must stand up to Bush at Earth Summit

24 July 2002 PR/FoEE/39
HOW GREEN IS THE PRODI COMMISSION? Environmental Organisation publish their
green midterm review

17 July 2002 PR/FoEE/38
EU COMMISSION’S CONTRIBUTION TO A SUSTAINABLE WORLD:
SPREADING THE NUCLEAR THREAT TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES


17 July 2002 PR/FoEE/37

NEW RESEARCH QUESTIONS GM FOOD SAFETY

11 July 2002 PR/FoEI/36

NEW US REPORT SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT CROPS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED WITH
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS


10 July 2002 PR/FoEE/35

Friends of the Earth Europe: “Fischler proposals are step forward, but reforms don’t go far enough”

08 July 2002 PR/FoEE/34

AN HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO BE PLACED AT THE HEART OF THE EURO- MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP

03 July 2002 PR/FoEE/33

MEPs back GMO food labels

03 July 2002 PR/FoEE/32

One Week After Worldcom: Europe Bows to Big Business
White Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility disappointing, says FoEE


28 June 2002 PR/FoEE/31

Consumer choice in the balance
Europe to vote on GMO labelling – Wednesday 3rd July


25 June 2002 PR/FoEE/30

Open letter pronuclear Green Paper Communication

25 June 2002 PR/FoEE/29

FoE challenges EU Environment Ministers to
support global rules for big business
=== Photo of action!

=== FOEE´s demands for WSSD to the EU Environment Council

11 June 2002 PR/FoEE/28
EU ignores civil society demands for transparency in WTO negotiations

05 June 2002 PR/FoEE/27
Food and Farming: Time to Choose!

04 June 2002 PR/FoEE/26
EP's ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE VOTES FOR LABELLING OF GMO'S

04 June 2002 PR/FoEE/25

NO RE
FORM - NO MONEY! NGOs Urge Reform of European Investment Bank
Prior to New Capital Increase

23 May 2002 PR/FoEE/24
INVITATION TO PRESS CONFERENCE 
EU trade officialS MEET IN SECRECY WITH service lobby
Civil society groups highlight threats to citizens, environment, development and democracy

10 May 2002   PR/FoEE/23
EUROPEAN UNION ACCEPTING UNSAFE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN CANDIDATES COUNTRIES?


7 May 2002  PR/FoEE/22
Open protest letter to EU Trade Commissioner Lamy and EU member states
 Call for transparency and assessment of services negotiations in the WTO by more than 90 civil society groups


30 April 2002 PR/FoEE/21
Key scientist admits safety research on GM maize is flawed


17 April 2002 PR/FoEE/20
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY FROM
GMO CONTAMINATION DEMANDED DURING COP6 MEETING


17 April 2002 PR/FoEE/19
BILLIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY -  WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF
PRE-ACCESSION FUNDS?


16 April 2002 PR/FoEE/18
Leaked EU requests on service liberalisation in the WTO reveal threats for people, the environment and democracy


16 April 2002 PR/FoEE/17
EUR 200.000 PER PAGE: IS THERE ANYONE WHO WAS EVER PAID MORE TO IGNORE NATURE?

5 April  2002 PR/FoEE/16
WSSD - Prepcom III: WITH  US OR AGAINST US TO SAVE THE PLANET

4 April 2002 PR/FoEE/15
WSSD - PREPCOM III: GOVERNMENTS MUST CONTROL CORPORATIONS

3 April 2002 PR/FoEE/14
WSSD - PREPCOM III: JOHANNESBURG EARTH SUMMIT MUST AGREE THAT THE WTO WILL RESPECT MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS

27 March 2002 PR/FoEE/13
GM CROPS CAUSE MA SSIVE, UNMANAGEABLE CONTAMINATION
Europe cannot ignore official warnings, say leading environmental groups


18 March 2002 PR/FoEE/12
Euro-Med Trade Ministerial must address sustainable development,
says Friends of the Earth


16 March 2002 PR/FoEE/11
SECOND EU SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY A FAILURE

1st March 2002 PR/FoEE/10
APPEAL TO EU E NVIRONMENT MINISTERS

21 February 2002 PR/FoEE/9
Cyanide MINING Hazards Endanger Communities, Environment

7 February 2002 PR/FoEE/8
NO REFORM - NO MONEY!   NGOs urge reform of European Investment Bank prior to new capital increase

5 February 2002 PR/FoEE/7
GOVERNMENT AGENCY GIVES STARK WARNING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCE OF GM WEEDS

25 January 2002 PR/FoEE/6
"The Public Eye On Davos" Provides Alternative
to the World Economic Forum’s Vision of the Global Economy


24 January 2002 PR/FoEE/5
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION GIVES INDUSTRY A LICENSE TO POLLUTE

23 January 2002 PR/FoEE/4
AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY -
AMERICAN FARMERS WARN EUROPE NOT TO ADOPT GMOs


17 January 2002 PR/FoEE/3
American farmers warn Europe of GM crop dangers


16 January 2002 PR/FoEE/2
US STEPS UP THE PRESSURE ON EU GMO LEGISLATION


8 January 2002 PR/FoEE/1
IN THEORY – YES, IN PRACTICE - NO
EU rejecting NGO participation in monitoring of its infrastructure investments in Estonia?

 

 
FoEE Press Statements related to specific Campaigns

FOOD AND FARMING:
TIME TO CHOOSE


trade, Environment and   Sustainability Programme


European GMO Campaign

Billions for Sustainability?


Safe Energy for Europe


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