FoEE Press Releases 2004

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20 December 2004/FoEE 84
EU Ministers block Monsanto's GM oilseed rape

18 December 2004/FoEE 83b

Poorest louse out at climate talks

14 December 2004/FoEE 83

EU must get rough with climate outlaw Bush

06 December 2004/FoEE 82
Europe must continue to show leadership in UN Climate Talks

01 December 2004/FoEE 81
Euro 60BN nuclear aid plan: EC warned new probe is not enough

29 November 2004/FoEE 80
Europe votes to keep GM crops bans

29 November 2004/FoEE 79
EU'S food safety authority accused of industry bias

26 November 2004/FoEE 78
New German law will help to keep Europe GMO free

22 November 2004/FoEE 77
Mandelson targetted over corporate lobbying
SEE PHOTOS

16 November 2004/FoEE 76
GM crop safety tests "flawed", new scientific paper shows

29 October 2004/FoEE 75
There will still be two treaties of Rome

28 October 2004/FoEE 74
Europe to vote on GM crop bans - Commission accused of “caving in” to WTO

26 October 2004/FoEE 73
EU Nuclear waste funding: new Commission report "contemptible"

26 October 2004/FoEE 72
The Commission's final act: you will eat GM foods!

22 October 2004/FoEE 71
Russian Parliament Approves Climate Treaty

15 October 2004/FoEE 70
CAP cash starts rolling into New Europe - but with no environmental safeguards

04 October 2004/FoEE 69
As Peter Mandelson stands poised to take over the EU Trade brief, democracy takes another body blow from spin and Big Business

24 September 2004/FoEE 68
Harmful chemicals banned from EU toys

22 September 2004/FoEE 67
EC-UK Nucler aid go-ahead strongly condemned - FoE warns first case of many unless EU brings in new laws

20 September 2004/FoEE 66
GM foods: Europe halts Monsanto maize

17 September 2004/FoEE 65
European Commission urged to block 100-year subsidy to UK nuclear firm

17 September 2004/FoEE 64
GM foods: Europe accused of "caving in" to U.S. - Eurocrats force vote on modified food

14 September 2004/FoEE 63
Campaign for GM free zones and regions gathers force - Environmentalists and regional authorities launch joint initiative


09 September 2004/FoEE 62
EU performance poor on sustainable development say eight environmental organisations

08 September 2004/FoEE 61
Palacio's last stand: sham nuclear laws fizzle out

08 September 2004/FoEE 60
GM crops: recipe for disaster -Friends of the Earth urges Governments to ban GM seeds

08 September 2004/FoEE 59

 Where are the nuclear industry's missing billions?
Commission told key report into 'reactor pension funds' must not be dropped


06 September 2004/FoEE 58
EU plans to allow GM crops in through the back door - Commissions plans - a "recipe for disaster" says Friends of the Earth

26 August 2004/FoEE 57
GM trade war delayed: Bush fails to win GM case before election

01 August 2004/FoEE 56
WTO deal endangers environment, development : EU and US demanded high price for empty concessions

30 July 2004/FoEE 55
WTO deal threatens environment, development : Europe and US demand high price for empty concessions

26 July 2004/FoEE 54
WTO/EU: EU Ministers told: learn the lessons of Cancun

21 July 2004/FoEE 53
Euromed trade a threat to fragile environment

19 July 2004/FoEE 52
EU halts GM maize import - European Commission fails in 7th attempt

15 July 2004/FoEE 51
Future of the Countryside brought back from the brink

02 July 2004/FoEE 50
EU Trade Committee's legitimacy questioned

28 June 2004/FoEE 49
Commission fails to get Monsanto's GM maize NK 603 approved

25 June 2004/FoEE 48
EU ministers urged to reject Monsanto's GM maize NK 603

16 June 2004/FoEE 47
"New Europe" blocks U.S. food import - Confidential study casts doubt on GM food safety

11 June 2004/FoEE 46
GM Foods: test vote for "New Europe" - Unpublished study casts doubt on food safety

09 June 2004/FoEE 45
New EU Member States are no excuse for weak environmental policy

08 June 2004/FoEE 44
How eco-friendly is your MEP?   Upgraded EU Vote Watch shows different picture, showing the relevance of MEPs voting in Plenary


02 June 2004/FoEE 43
Carbon Dinosaur in Brussels: Palacio wins climate "Award"

02 June 2004/FoEE 42
GMO Trade War: Judges meet in secret

26 May 2004/FoEE 41
Anger as Palacio frustrates Green Power Plan

25 May 2004/FoEE 40
WTO Hands Off Our Food, Say 48 Million in Global Campaign

19 May 2004/FoEE 39
Genetically modified foods in Europe: Politicians say yes - Public says no!

14 May 2004/FoEE 38
Sham nuclear laws ditched
- Ministers must now scrap pro-nuclear treaty too

14 May 2004/FoEE 37

European Commission warned over GM food import


10 May 2004/FoEE 36

European election candidates asked: 'What's your position on chemicals?'

10 May 2004/FoEE 35

Monsanto drops GM wheat - "Worldwide victory for consumers" says FoE

10 May 2004/FoEE 34
Structural cash must fund shift to sustainability, say green NGOs

09 May 2004/FoEE 33
Future MEPs urged to act against corporate globalisation

05 May 2004/FoEE 32
More Environmental Mainstreaming in EuroMed partnership called for

30 April 2004/FoEE 31
GM maize fails again... as actions spread to GM shareholders

29 April 2004/FoEE 30
Europe to vote again on GM maize (again) ... as actions spread to GM shareholders


26 April 2004/FoEE 29
SEE PHOTOS!
GM maize: Ministers fail to agree on safety - Commission urged to reject application

23 April 2004/FoEE 28
Leaked Commission draft shows EU's world leadership on renewable energy at risk

23 April 2004/FoEE 27
Safety of genetically modified maize cannot be ensured - Ministers urged to reject controversial BT sweet corn

22 April 2004/FoEE 26

GM-FREE EUROPE - New campaign launched to protect food and farming

21 April 2004/FoEE 25
NGOs call on MEPs: Say No to EU-US Free Trade

20 April 2004/FoEE 24
The Linking Directive: Member States must now tighten a weak European deal -
CAN Europe, Greenpeace, BirdLife International, International Rivers Network, WWF, Friends of
the Earth, CDM Watch

19 April 2004/FoEE 23
Environment groups urge OECD Ministers to show leadership

15 April 2004/FoEE 22
Europe sets global standard to protect consumers - New GMO food labelling laws come into force

07 April 2004/FoEE 21
How eco-friendly is your MEP? Best and worst MEPs, countries and political groups revealed

31 March 2004/FoEE 20
US undermines United Nations Environment Programme

30 March 2004/FoEE 19
Bogus Safety claims suspected in EU-Romania nuke loan

28 March 2004/FoEE 18
JEJU:Ministers should establish UN Environment organisation

22 March 2004/FoEE 17

EU Member states urged to reject genetically modified rice
World staple food at risk from multinationals


12 March 2004/FoEE 16
NGOs call on Council to follow European Parliament on green safeguards for TEN-t projects

08 March 2004/FoEE 15
Rainforest destruction in your shopping basket

05 March 2004/FoEE 14
GMO Trade War Escalates: US Attempts to Force Feed GMOs to Europe

01 March 2004/FoEE 13
EU Commission called on to reveal nuclear funding secrets

27 February 2004/FoEE 12
Global rules on GMOs "up and running" - Talks stop attempts to undermine biosafety

25 February 2004/FoEE 11

EP urged to protect Europe's nature sites from damaging transport projects
Birdlife International * CEE Bankwatch Network * Friends of the Earth Europe * T&E * WWF


16 February 2004/FoEE 10
Governments urged to put public safety first - Import of Monsanto´s GMO maize up for the vote

12 February 2004/FoEE 09
EU's expansion agenda fails in Geneva: a victory for developing countries and civil society

05 February 2004/FoEE 08
No to WTO Russia Accession talks - Putin needs to give kyoto the green light!

02 February 2004/FoEE 07
Europe closer to banning modified oilseed rape


28 January 2004/FoEE 06
Green groups call on belgium government to ban GM crop
Experts accept growing modified oilseed rape is harmful for the environment


23 January 2004/FoEE 05
Trade talks behind closed doors confirmed

22 January 2004/FoEE 04

SEE PHOTOS !!!

EU Action Plan on organic food and farming: GMO co-existence means no existence for organics

19 January 2004
/FoEE 03
Mediterranean Environmental NGOs Gear up for participation in the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development


13 January 2004/FoEE 02

Gene-altered crops could damage environment - European spotlight turns to Belgium

8 January 2004/FoEE 01
Climate Change threatens species extinction - Friends of the Earth calls for urgent action

 

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