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    11 October 2017

    Concerns raised about industry influence over exemptions for cancer linked chemicals

    The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has expressed concerns to the European Commission over the involvement of an industry consultant in recommendations to create exemptions for the […]
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    24 October 2017

    MEPs vote to rein in toxic fertilisers

    Years of use of mineral fertilisers rich in cadmium – a dangerous carcinogen – has polluted soil and the crops that grow our food, leading to […]
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    26 October 2017

    Switzerland must enact full mercury export ban say environmental groups

    Fifty environmental groups are calling on Switzerland to match their words with action by fully banning mercury exports. Just weeks after Switzerland held the first COP […]
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    2 November 2017

    Most EU countries failing to ensure effective access to industrial pollution information

    More than half of the EU’s Member States are failing to share crucial information about highly-polluting activities effectively online.  Many are failing to meet even the minimum […]
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    4 November 2017

    Blockadia map reveals global rise of anti-fossil fuel blockades

    A new interactive map shows the rise of Blockadia: the direct-action phenomenon of people putting their bodies in the way of fossil fuel projects.[1] In the […]
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    8 November 2017

    The EEB elects new President

    Members of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) voted yesterday to re-elect Jouni Nissinen, Head of the Environmental Policy Unit at the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, […]
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    21 November 2017

    Not fit for purpose – NGOs present Fitness Check of the Common Agricultural Policy

    The results of a new study show that the current CAP, accounting for almost 40% of the EU budget (almost 60 billion EUR per year), is […]
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    28 November 2017

    European Parliament challenges Member States to adopt ‘cheapest and most effective’ route to cut emissions

    The European Parliament is set to back raising EU energy efficiency targets after MEPs in the Industry Committee voted on amendments to the Energy Efficiency Directive […]
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    4 December 2017

    Cut waste, end pollution – NGOs tell UN in Nairobi

    As the third session of the UN Environment Assembly gets under way in Nairobi, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) calls for global action on the waste […]
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    7 December 2017

    National inaction and Commission delays undermining EU air quality protections

    More than ten months after calling out five Member States for their failure to tackle air pollution, the European Commission has missed another opportunity to hold […]
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    11 December 2017

    New research challenges countries reporting highest recycling rates

    A new report published by environmental consultancy Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd with the support of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) reveals that the world’s leading […]
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    15 December 2017

    Two-faced EU governments are gutting Europe’s key climate law, say 6 NGOs

    EU governments must step back from irreparably weakening Europe’s biggest climate law, six of Europe’s leading environmental NGOs have said, after talks between member states and […]
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