2008
31 March 2008
WTO ruling force-feeds hormones to Europe
2007
7 December 2007
Bali trade ministerial: keep unfair trade out of climate talks
22 October 2007
Central America's poor and environment WILL BE hit by free trade with the EU - First round of trade and political negotiations between the EU and Central America begins today in San José, Costa Rica
Read press release in English, Spanish, Dutch, French, German
15 October 2007
EU's tyresome dumping disrespects environment - WTO dispute body meets in Geneva today about Brazil retreaded tyres case
4 June 2007
G8: European countries must stand up to Bush on climate
21 May 2007
Mandelson's open markets threaten farmers, workers and environment - Coalition of European civil society groups urge EU Parliamentarians to reject the 'Global Europe' strategy EN FR
24 April 2007
No to new EU free trade agreements - Coalition of European civil society groups condemn proposed new bilateral agreements for benefiting only EU corporate interests and not people and environment
23 April 2007
EU Ministers should just say 'No' to free trade agreements - New bilateral agreements to benefit only EU business – harm people and environment
2006
18 December 2006
Flaws in Mandelson's new green approach - Increased trade liberalisation is not the best path to fight climate change – Friends of the Earth Europe
6 December 2006
Mandelson offers Saint Nicholas gift to EU business - New bilateral free trade agreements will give EU business interests more control over poor countries' natural resources
17 October 2006
EU Commissioners in Bed with Business - Cut corporate power over the EU
SEE PHOTOS
16 October 2006
Why should Europe care about lobby transparency - New report: Campaigners denounce damaging impacts of corporate lobby on trade policies
29 September 2006
Transatlantic biotech trade war: "No winners" says FoEE as WTO makes ruling public
28 July 2006
Friends of the Earth play giant WTOpoly outside WTO Building - "Next time, don't send the poor and the environment directly to jail!"
SEE PHOTOS
24 July 2006
WTO Deadlock: Good news for the poor and the environment - Friends of the Earth demands a new approach to the multilateral trading system
18 July 2006
European Commission guilty of wrongly concealing GMO documents says Ombudsman - Friends of the Earth Europe win their argument that WTO disputes are not court cases
28 June 2006
Stop the WTO Talks and bury the Doha Round - More than 70 European NGOs demand a new approach to the multilateral trading system
01 June 2006
European organisations unite to condemn Mandelson's anti-development WTO agenda
23 May 2006
Trade and transparency campaigners slam secret cocktail deals - Activists offer alternative cocktails to EU officials before exclusive lobby meeting
SEE PHOTOS
11 May 2006
U.S. did not win transatlantic GM trade dispute - Friends of the Earth: WTO still wrong place to settle such rows
22 April 2006
WTO April Ministerial off – Good news for the poorest and the environment
21 April 2006
Mandelson's new secret WTO "court" for multinationals
21 March 2006
Report: EU trade policy dismisses social and gender justice and undermines environmental sustainability
12 March 2006
London trade talks end without breakthrough - Friends of the Earth Europe: No deal better than a bad deal
28 February 2006
Leaked report: U.S. misled the world on biotech foods "victory"
WTO ruling does not prevent countries from restricting or banning GM foods
08 February 2006
Groups publish conclusions of WTO dispute - IATP, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace: WTO secrecy an outrage
08 February 2006
WTO trade war on GMOs: Europe must fight ruling - Friends of the Earth calls for a new world trade system
07 February 2006
WTO draft ruling on EU-US biotech foods war expected shortly - Friends of the Earth calls for a new world trade system
03 February 2006
WTO: Hands off our food! Draft ruling imminent on trade dispute between EU and US
30 January 2006
EU uses WTO to blackmail developing nations: Go for more destructive exports or continue facing EU agriculture subsidies
2005
18 December 2005
Appaling deal in HongKong - EU and US push corporate interests against environment and development
14 December 2005
GMO trade war: has Europe lost? WTO fails to confirm rumours as 60 Million people say: “WTO take your hands off our food”
SEE PHOTOS
12 December 2005
EU urged to lead the world to avoid trading away the planet!
NGO alliance calls for the EU to ensure the environment and people are part of the trade equation
08 December 2005
Campaigners in Hong Kong to expose tyranny of free trade
21 November 2005
Newshook: European trade ministers meet in Brussels in run up to WTO Hong Kong meeting - Report reveals role of corporate lobbyists in setting EU trade agenda
SEE PHOTOS
11 November 2005
Trade talks at a standstill: good for people and planet
29 October 2005
Final EU offer for global trade talks: Serving big business not livelihoods and the environment
14 October 2005
Environment threatened by free trade laws - Better alternatives to the WTO exist, says new research
31 August 2005
New WTO Director General Lamy urged to review trade impacts on poor and the environment
29 June 2005
Failed WTO Talks: EU must stop forcing liberalisation on poor and the environment
28 June 2005
Protest today greeted Mandelson's arrival at WTO talks
SEE PHOTOS
09 June 2005
European Parliament Declaration on the UN Reform: the environment in centre stage
27 May 2005
Friends of the Earth Europe backs call by EU Environment Ministers for World Environment Organisation
26 May 2005
New WTO Director General Lamy urged to review effects of trade rules on the poor and environment
24 May 2005
Full scale of WTO challenge to health and environment revealed
19 May 2005
EU/WTO: Negotiations to impact badly on the environment
18 April 2005
EU/WTO: environmental laws lined up for removal by new trade talks
14 April 2005
Funeral procession around EU quarters: EU urged to promote trade justice, not free trade
See media briefing
SEE PHOTOS of the action in Brussels
16 February 2005
European civil society campaign against EU’s corporate led trade policies starts in Budapest
16 February 2005
GMO Trade War: Europe accused of secrecy - Official Complaint made to Ombudsman
2004
22 November 2004/FoEE 77
Mandelson targetted over corporate lobbying
SEE PHOTOS
28 October 2004/FoEE 74
Europe to vote on GM crop bans - Commission accused of “caving in” to WTO
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
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
02 July 2004/FoEE 50
EU Trade Committee's legitimacy questioned
9 May 2004/FoEE 33
Future MEPs urged to act against corporate globalisation
21 April 2004/FoEE 24
NGOs call on MEPs: Say No to EU-US Free Trade
31 March 2004/FoEE 20
US undermines United Nations Environment Programme
28 March 2004/FoEE 17
JEJU:Ministers should establish UN Environment organisation
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!
23 January 2004/FoEE 05
Trade talks behind closed doors confirmed
2003
15 December 2003/FoEE/92
WTO Geneva Meeting: EU and US need to move towards sustainable economies
2 December 2003/FoEE/85
EU trade ministers protest: time to learn the lesson of Cancun + high resolution pictures from civil society protest and action
26 November 2003/FoEE/84
European Commisison sticks with same old corporate trade agenda
07.11.03
LEAKED documents reveals new EU strategy after Cancun + download leaked document
14. September 2003/FoEE/63
Good for the people and the planet: WTO talks collapse in Cancun
14 September 2003/FoEE/63
EU accused of unacceptable bullying at WTO
12 September 2003/FoEE/62
WTO in Cancun: EU-US dealbreakers crash on shore
11 September 2003/FoEE/61
Public Bite Back in GMO trade war
9 September 2003/FoEE/60
Cancun: EU trade agenda harms citizens and the environment, warns Friends of the Earth Europe
29th August 2003/FoEE/57
US-EU GMO TRADE WAR TO GET GREEN LIGHT - WTO TOLD TO CLEAR OUT VESTED INTERESTS
18th August 2003/FoEE/56
US LAUNCHES FULL-SCALE GM TRADE WAR - BUT EUROPE FIGHTS BACK
15th August 2003/FoEE/55
US TO LAUNCH FULL-SCALE TRADE WAR
6th July 2003/FoEE/52
EU TRADE MINISTERIAL REJECTS NGO CALL TO HALT WTO EXPANSION
3rd July 2003/FoEE/51
FROM PALERMO TO CANCUN: EU TRADE MINISTERS ASKED TO STOP WTO EXPANSION
23rd June 2003/FoE/48
FREE TRADE MYTHS BEHIND EU PUSH FOR WTO INVESTMENT AGREEMENT EXPOSED
20th June 2003/FoEE/47
EU-US GM DISPUTE: US DECISION TO REQUEST WTO PANEL GREETED WITH HORROR
18th June 2003/FoEE/45
GMO TRADE WAR: EU URGED TO STAND FIRM AS US-LED COALITION STARTS TO CRUMBLE
12th June 2003/FoEE/40
EU/WTO: CAMPAIGN GROUPS TARGET UNTRANSPARENT AND UNDEMOCRATIC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
15th May 2003/FoEE/28
GMO TRADE WAR: PRESSURE INCREASES AS LAMY MEETS ZOELLICK
13th May 2003/FoEE/25
MOMENT OF TRUTH OVER GM AS US FILES WTO COMPLAINT
24 th February 2003/FoEE/9
NORTH + SOUTH CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT ON WTO AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE TALKS
2002
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/61
WTO trade talks: Call on EU to preserve global environmental agreements from trade rules
16 September 2002 PR/FoEE/46
EU SHOULD TARGET US GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD AND ENERGY INTENSIVE PRODUCTS IN TRADE DISPUTE
13 September 2002 PR/FoEE/44
FROM BRUSSELS TO CANCUN: EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN ON GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT TALKS
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
16 April 2002 PR/FoEE/18
Leaked EU requests on service liberalisation in the WTO reveal threats for people, the environment and democracy
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
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
25 January 2002 PR/FoEE/6
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