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    19 October 2020

    Farm ministers resist EU Green Deal

    Farm ministers today gave a cool welcome to EU plans for new laws to greatly reduce pesticides, fertilisers and boost ecological farming. At a meeting in […]
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    21 October 2020

    EU locks in billions of euros to nature-trashing farming

    Thunberg: “this isn’t how democracy is supposed to work” Transition to ecological farming frozen, say NGOs The EU has voted through hundreds of billions of Euros […]
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    11 December 2020

    Coal firms get €50+ million ‘free pass’ on water bills – investigation

    Hidden subsidies for major polluters, while public forced to pay Auf Deutsch | W języku polskim 11 December 2020, Brussels – Officials are shielding the coal […]
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    22 January 2021

    10 tests challenge “deadend” €350 billion EU farm policy

    Officials meet as protests intensify 22 January 2020, Brussels – Worried environmentalists say tens of billions of Euros is being set aside for destructive forms of […]
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    25 February 2021

    EU microplastic ban just got closer – with major loopholes

    Pollution reduction target impossible to meet without improvements, NGOs warn   25 February 2020, Brussels – EU plans to stop firms adding microplastic to almost all […]
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    3 May 2021

    Whistleblowers still risk jail time in Europe, study reveals

    Less than a year until ‘big bang’ in legal protections Read this story in El Pais Whistleblowers and journalists who expose criminality can face large fines […]
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    21 June 2021

    First laws to tackle serious polymer health threat being crippled

    Research shows widespread pollution and presence in vital organs   But new rules to cover just 6% of polymers after industry lobbying   21 May 2021, […]
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    25 June 2021

    New EU farm policy will worsen environmental crises for years

    Weak rules will maintain support for harmful farming practices   25 June 2021, Brussels – Europe will continue major funding of harmful intensive farming practices until […]
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    9 July 2021

    Higher bills for millions as EU lets lighting firms milk old technology

    Wasteful toxic lamps treated as “cash engine” by Signify, despite green claims EU ignored € billions in consumer losses and its own legal benchmarks 9 July […]
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    25 April 2022

    The great detox – largest ever ban of toxic chemicals announced by EU

    Thousands of the most notorious chemicals will be rapidly banned in Europe, the European Commission announced today, as part of the Zero-pollution goal in the EU […]
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    11 July 2022

    Need for speed on chemical protections in Europe

    Stopping dangerous use of chemicals takes EU a decade Important protections have slowed, despite surge in chemical use Industry systematically misleads regulators over serious health risks […]
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    9 November 2022

    Commission bends over backwards for the fertiliser industry

    Without obtaining any input from civil society or the scientific community, the Commission has just published its Communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers which […]
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