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Press releases and coverage highlights (by date)
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12 December 2008/FoEE 82
Europe at fault for climate inaction

12 December 2008/FoEE 81
Shame on EU 'leaders' Call on the European Parliament to reject today's deal on effort sharing

11 December 2008/FoEE 80
Young people from across Europe meet EU ministers and demand they 'wrap it up!'

9 December 2008/FoEE 79
Agrofuels lobby and Finnish MEP disgraced at Worst EU Lobbying Awards ceremony

9 December 2008/FoEE 78
Parliament must reject worst parts of EU climate plans to save European climate credibility

9 December 2008/FoEE 77
Carbon-rich peatlands threatened by new EU renewables law

4 December 2008/FoEE 76
EU set to fail climate test

4 December 2008/FoEE 75
First cars, now renewables - EU governments failing climate tests

2 December 2008/FoEE 74
Compromise cars legislation is dead-end for environment

28 November 2008/FoEE 73
New research reveals European land grab in developing countries - Factory farming and agrofuels blamed for rise in EU's 'footprint'

26 November 2008/FoEE 72
EU risks 'climate time bomb' on biofuels

25 November 2008/FoEE 71
EU recovery plan must bring energy efficiency and green energy in from the sidelines

25 November 2008/FoEE 70
European leadership lacking ahead of global climate talks

14 November 2008/FoEE 69
MEPs urged to evict business liaison group from offices inside European Parliament

5 November 2008/FoEE 68
EU raw materials initiative: industry interests undermine sustainable resource use

29 October 2008/FoEE 67
World's first climate law is a victory for people power - UK law ups pressure on EU and other European governments

28 October 2008/Seattle to Brussels Network
Wedding ceremony celebrates EU Commission's love-in with big business

20 October 2008/FoEE 66
European climate leadership runs down blind alley

20 October 2008/FoEE 65
Spotlight falls on EU's worst lobbyists - and MEPs and officials with conflicts of interests

20 October 2008/FoEE 64
Mandelson's trade legacy puts forests and livelihoods at risk - New report

17 October 2008/FoEE 63
European Commission fails to combat forest crisis

16 October 2008/FoEE 62
Italy and Poland fail to scupper EU climate change deal

8 October 2008/FoEE 61
Banks set to finance disastrous Kashagan oil project

7 October 2008/FoEE 60
EU Parliament falls short of improving Europe's response to climate change

7 October 2008/FoEE 59
NEW REPORT: Malaysian palm oil: Green gold or green wash?

6 October 2008/FoEE 58
Mandelson leaves legacy of failure and bitterness

6 October 2008
Let’s call it by its name: the association agreement Europe is negotiating will be just a free trade agreement

26 September 2008/FoEE 57
New law to put Finland at forefront of climate change fight - Success for Friends of the Earth Finland's Big Ask campaign

25 September 2008/FoEE 56
MEPs support tough action on car emissions

22 September 2008/FoEE 55
Industry committee MEPs not interested in tackling dangerous climate change

11 September 2008/FoEE 54
Environmental groups denounce EU Parliament attempt to boycott climate targets

11 September 2008/FoEE 53
Euro MPs vote to weaken EU biofuels targets

10 September 2008/FoEE 52
Euro MPs urged to drop EU biofuels targets

10 September 2008/FoEE 51
New report reveals real price of agrofuels in Latin America

1 September 2008/FoEE 50
MEPs stall in vote on fuel efficiency

28 August 2008/FoEE 49
European poll shows huge public support for fuel efficient cars - Campaign urges MEPs to vote for fuel efficiency

24 July 2008/FoEE 48
Consumers left at risk as EFSA ignores scientific consensus on Bisphenol A

18 July 2008/Seattle to Brussels Network
Back WTO Mini-Ministerial in Geneva: Why the EU's trade agenda is doomed to fail

17 July 2008/FoEE 47
Green product proposals fall short of potential - MEPs and governments called on to strengthen sustainability measures

10 July 2008/FoEE 46
NEW REPORT: Regulators shirking responsibility on Bisphenol A - Harmful chemical should be regulated under REACH

9 July 2008/FoEE 45
Europe's lobbyists under the spotlight as nominations open for Worst EU Lobbying Awards

7 July 2008/FoEE 44
MEPs support reduced EU biofuel target

7 July 2008/FoEE 43
EU biofuel targets must go - NGOs call for biofuel target to be dropped as UK review calls for an immediate rethink and MEPs go to vote

7 July 2008/FoEE 42
Euro MPs urged to drop support for biofuels

4 July 2008/FoEE 41
Oil and gas company guilty of greenwashing - OMV advertising claim ruled misleading

3 July 2008/FoEE 40
EU must not give way on road to fuel efficiency
L'UE doit pousser pour l'efficacité énérgetique des véhicules
EU mag niet wijken op weg naar zuiniger autos

25 June 2008/FoEE 39
Commission to investigate compliance with car labelling law

24 June 2008/FoEE 38
Carbon-heavy development in new member states still being aided by EU funds billions, finds new spending analysis

23 June 2008/ALTER-EU
One step forward, two steps back? New Commission EU lobby register is weak and unbalanced

23 June 2008/FoEE 37
EU Agriculture Council: Don't fall for GMO hype

18 June 2008/FoEE 36
Kyoto targets remain distant prospect for EU countries - New data shows EU must radically strengthen measures to reduce emissions

17 June 2008/FoEE 35
Toyota zero emissions ad ruled misleading

17 June 2008/FoEE 34a
EU waste policy not fit for future

4 June 2008/FoEE 34
EU waste deal decimates recycling targets - Weak targets fail to address urgency of resource and climate threats

3 June 2008/ALTER-EU
Transparency campaigners appeal to Barroso to fix flawed lobbyists' register

2 June 2008/FoEE 33
Europe urged to scrap biofuel targets to ease food crisis

29 May 2008/ECCJ
Justice possible for victims of European companies around world - New legal study details potential for legal reforms to enable victims of corporate abuse to find justice in Europe

Coverage in EurActiv, AFP,

27 May 2008/FoEE 32
New European Chemicals Agency must act on hazardous chemicals

27 May 2008/FoEE 31
MEPs back strong aviation carbon trading plan - Environment Ministers must listen and act

26 May 2008/FoEE 30
MEPs in key climate vote - MEPs must back low carbon transport

22 May 2008/FoEE 29
Friends of the Earth Europe concerned about industry bias of the European Nuclear Energy Forum

19 May 2008/FoEE 28
NEW REPORT: European banks financing damaging agrofuels in Latin America - Friends of the Earth International urges banks to stop fuelling harmful agrofuel boom

13 May 2008/FoEE 27
EU and business on trial for crimes in Latin America
La Unión Europea y sus empresas en el banquillo por crimenes en América Latina

8 May 2008/ALTER-EU
European Parliament plenary votes for mandatory lobbyists register; Christian Democrats and Liberals weaken resolution

7 May 2008/FoEE 26
EU food agency under fire as Commission debates GMOs

6 May 2008/FoEE 25
Friends of the Earth joins Radiohead on EU leg of 'green' world tour

6 May 2008/ALTER-EU
MEPs urged to vote for greater lobbying transparency

5 May 2008/FoEE 24
Can Commission back out of GMO impasse? Barroso put to test over crucial policy debate

29 April 2008/FoEE 23
Oil industry accused of undermining emissions reduction efforts - Fuel Quality Directive target achievable without agrofuels, new report shows

22 April 2008/FoEE 22
Green schemes for biofuel crops set to fail - New research reveals food prices, environment and people left unprotected

9 April 2008/FoEE 21
MEPs vote again for recycling and waste prevention - now EU Governments must follow Parliament's example

4 April 2008/FoEE 20
Environmental groups call for credible biofuel safeguards - Leaked documents show only cosmetic changes

31 March 2008/FoEE 19
WTO ruling force-feeds hormones to Europe

25 March 2008/ALTER-EU
Commission Expert Groups dominated by industry - ALTER-EU calls for unbalanced advisory groups to be dissolved

19 March 2008/FoEE 18
Suspect timber in EU building projects - Friends of the Earth calls for legislation against illegal timber trade

14 March 2008/FoEE 17
EU misses another chance to act on climate change - Europe's heads fail to lead world with energy and climate package

11 March 2008/FoEE 16
Untested, unlabelled and potentially unsafe: Nano foods and products on supermarket shelves across Europe

27 February 2008/FoEE 15
Friends of the Earth launches 'Big Ask' climate campaign across Europe - Thom Yorke calls on governments and European Union to commit to year-on-year emission cuts

25 February 2008/FoEE 14
EU funds for fifty harmful projects - NGOs announce 'RegioScars' - the three most ill-conceived projects in CEE countries

21 February 2008/FoEE 13
Environmental groups welcome UK concern over biofuels

21 February 2008/FoEE 12
European business: Stop greenwashing the economy

14 February 2008/FoEE 11
EU needs waste prevention and recycling targets to help the climate

13 February 2008/FoEE 10
NEW REPORT: GM crops increase pesticide use and fail to alleviate poverty

11 February 2008/FoEE 9
EU fuelling human right disaster in Indonesia

23 January 2008/FoEE 8
Greenhouse gas target too weak to stop climate change - Promising parts overshadowed by Bali-backtracking and push for biofuels

21 January 2008/FoEE 7
Kazakhstan loses $5 bn from oil deal as more delays emerge - Oil companies accused of 'hiding bad news' over Kashagan oilfield

18 January 2008/FoEE 6
EU biofuels policy left in tatters - Leaked internal report highlights failings of biofuels

18 January 2008/FoEE 5
EU climate policy under attack

14 January 2008/FoEE 4
EU Commissioners sound warning over agrofuels - FoEE calls for moratorium on proposed target

14 January 2008/FoEE 3
Friends of the Earth Europe welcomes French ban on genetically modified maize

10 January 2008/FoEE 2
Saab warned to withdraw 'greenwash' ads or face legal challenge

9 January 2008/FoEE 1
'Sustainable palm oil' advert false, says watchdog

 

Press releases from 2007

 

  

Press coverage on other issues in 2008

Car advertising:
Le Soir, 10 Sept
EU Observer, 25 May
EU Observer, 19 May
La Libre Belgique, 15 April
Imagine demain le monde, Mar-Apr
Metro, 7 March

EU funds:
European Voice, 15 July
IPS - Inter Press Service, 6 Feb

EU renewables targets:
EurActiv, 11 Jan

European Food Safety Authority:
Checkbiotech, 10 Jun

GMOs:
The Independent, 26 Oct
The Independent, 28 Sept

Greenwashing:
The Bulletin, 16 Oct

Lobbying transparency:
EurActiv, 17 Sept
EurArtiv, 1 April
EurActiv, 7 Mar
EurActiv, 14 Jan
EU Business, 13 Jan

Meat and milk from cloned animals:
EU Observer, 14 Jan
New York Times, 12 Jan
Financial Times, 11 Jan

Nanotechnology:
EU Observer, 11 Feb

Nuclear decommissioning:
Nucleonics Week, 3 Jan

Survey of Brussels journalists:
EurActiv, 14 May

Young FoEE:
Svenska Dagbladet, 20 Sept
Barometern, 19 Sept

50 years of the European Parliament:
International Herald Tribune, 12 Mar

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