Lawyers acting on behalf of British anti-nuclear campaigners have submitted a complaint about atomic subsidies to the European Commission which, if upheld, could prevent the building of new nuclear reactors in the EU. “Nuclear power …
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Campaigners mount bid to outlaw Nuclear Subsidies
MEPs call for moratorium on public financing of mining projects
In an open letter addressed to the EU president, the EU presidency and the European commission, 50 MEPs from 4 different political parties (S&D, Greens, Gue/Nordic Left and ALDE) call for “a moratorium on EU …
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EU to table oil, mining transparency bill
To combat illegal exploitation of conflict minerals in Africa, the European Commission is expected to table by November a proposal for an EU law asking large companies to reveal their oil and mining activities to …
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United call for mandatory company reporting
Civil society and trade unions have urged the European Commission to introduce new regulation requiring companies in both industrialized and developing countries to report on their environmental, social, human rights and governance impacts.
The Global …
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LMN and others urge European Commission to ban cyanide use
In May, the European Parliament called for a complete ban on the use of cyanide in mining. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10102. The European Commission refused to endorse the ban. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10246. In response, a number …
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EU-India Trade Invaders
A new Corporate Europe Observatory report on the trade talks between the EU and India reveals that officials on both sides have handed the negotiation agenda over to business interests, ignoring the needs of citizens. …
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EU Commission refuses ban on cyanide in gold
Recently the European parliament called for an outright ban on the use of cyanide in gold processing (see http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10102). But the European Commission has rejected the demand, claiming that sufficient safeguards are in place …
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European Union is considering 12 more years of state aid for coal
The European Union is considering 12 more years of state aid for coal, a draft European Commission document showed, even as the Group of 20 prepared to discuss phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. The current …
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Campaign calls on European Commission to make companies accountable
Brussels, May 11 – Business leaders and European lawmakers meeting at the ‘World Economic Forum on Europe’ in Brussels were urged to make companies accountable for the harm they cause people and the environment around …
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Cyanide mining technologies should be banned in the EU
To protect water resources and biological diversity, MEPs want the Commission to propose a complete ban on the use of cyanide mining technologies in the EU before the end of 2011. They also believe companies …
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London Calling picks the links between a UK war criminal, the darkest of knights, and a pesky aluminium oligarch
While the UK’s leading war criminal prances around the globe, delivering back-of-envelope patois urging global peace in the Middle East and the Philippines, he’s been working with a slithery hand-picked advisor on a highly dubious …
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The European Commission’s unresolved revolving doors problem: Rio Tinto in the doorframe
In theory, Commission officials are required to request permission before going through the revolving door and the Commission can refuse or attach conditions before authorising the move. In practice, the Commission is far too easy-going …
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