Friends of the Earth Europe

"Instead of organising a public consultation on the future of the European Green Deal, the Commission is throwing a small private event with multinational corporations that will be happy to see corporate accountability rules go up in flames." Said Alban Grosdidier, our Corporate accountability campaigner, about the Omnibus consultation to Contexte. Read the briefing 🇫🇷 : https://lnkd.in/dKZPpuMp

🚨 Due diligence in danger! Do you remember the historic law that would finally hold companies accountable for the human rights & environmental abuses in their supply chain? The one we fought for for many years? Well it’s in danger. For so called simplification purposes, the #CSDDD (corporate due diligence directive) alongside the #CSRD (sustainable reporting directive) and the taxonomy will all be re-assessed for “simplification” at the end of February through what’s called an omnibus law. But make no mistake. While everyone is in favour of simplification, experts and NGOs are all saying it’s a Trojan horse to actually re-open the law, weaken it and empty it of its substance. Every day seems to confirm that theory with France recently calling for an “indefinite postponement” of the CSDDD and a massive “regulatory pause”. This is not just about simplification, this is about going back on most of the green deal flagship rules that could have made Europe a world leader in corporate accountability and transition. So please, if you have a few seconds, tag your national commissioners (name in comments) and tell them #NoToOmnibus ❌

The ceasefire is a first step toward ending this war and ensuring security & justice for the people in Gaza. However, for the Palestinians, it doesn’t mark the end of the genocide & ecocide - this is neither a declaration of peace nor a guarantee for justice. We call on all the governments to: 1️⃣Support Gaza’s reconstruction, respecting Palestinian sovereignty 2️⃣Impose embargo on arms, military assistance & spare parts 3️⃣Uphold their obligations under the ICC Read the full statement here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dNpUg3eq 📷 PENGON FOE - Palestine | أصدقاء الأرض- فلسطين

In the Financial Times this 🗞️ morning: TotalEnergies failed to convince Joe Biden's team to support its LNG project in Mozambique, a project that is linked to very serious allegations of human rights violations. ⬇️ Is the project in financial turmoil? 🧐 #StopMozGas

🔎 Why Big Agri wants to call #newGMOs anything but that... and why the EU deregulation proposal remains highly controversial among Member States - everything explained by our very own Mute Schimpf in EUobserver 👇 #NoNewGMOs #IChooseGMOfree #NGT

To tackle the myriad of interconnected glocal crises, we need a #GreenTransition that is socially just and climate-proof🦚 Want to know what that means for the EU? Go and find out what 40+ organisations have to say about it in the vision statement by the European Alliance for a Just Transition! ⬇️✊ https://lnkd.in/e_yMwAwR #JustTransition

“If you had to make the perfect bad project, this kinda almost ticks all the boxes. And now a lot of investors are starting to realise the mess they’re in but they’re committed, they’ve signed contracts,” Daniel Ribeiro, Campaigner, Justiça Ambiental #StopMozGas

🌍 Defending NGOs: A pillar of democracy & environmental leadership  Last week, conservative and right-wing MEPs questioned whether NGOs should receive EU funding, such as through the LIFE programme, to engage in policy-making. LIFE, the EU’s funding tool for environmental and climate action, has been in place for a long time, but critics now baselessly accuse NGOs of “misusing” these funds to "secretly" influence decisions.  We strongly reject this accusation, and any claim that NGOs do the Commission's bidding. Our objectives, strategies and work programmes are fully independent. Civil society holds power accountable, ensuring policies serve science, public interest, and democracy—not corporate greed. NGOs like WWF provide evidence-based, non-partisan recommendations on climate and nature. Our engagemnent, supported by millions of citizens, bridges the gap between communities and decision-makers, ensuring diverse voices in shaping policies. Safeguarding NGO credibility and funding is essential to protecting our democracy, and the future of our planet. There are many threats to our democracy — NGOs are not one of them. Our Director Ester Asin Martinez's full opinion piece in EUobserver: https://lnkd.in/eSNNdVej #LIFEprogramme #NGOfunding #democracy

"Policymakers must focus on the challenges of our time: climate change, social inequality, and biodiversity loss. Privileged access for corporate lobbyists undermines democracy and harms citizens' interests." Just before the publication of the European Commission's much-hailed Competitiveness Compass, our corporate capture campaigner Kim Claes explains how it is steering Europe in the wrong direction.

📢 Calling all decisionmakers working on housing and energy in Europe! Are you ready to make home renovations your top priority this year⁉️ Start small from the comforts of your office by ⏩ taking care of the DIY house that was sent to you by the #BuildBetterLives campaign ⏩ renovating your paper home by collecting renovation stickers ⏩ finding out how much money ➕ energy you can save by making it energy-efficient at the end of 2025 We'd love to see the progress 🔨 👀 Regina Doherty MEP Marco Falcone Markus MdEP Dirk Gotink Isabelle Le Callennec David Casa Seán Kelly MEP Susana Solís Pérez Radan Kanev Gabriele Bischoff Tobias Cremer Alícia H. Nora Mebarek Irene Tinagli Thomas Pellerin-Carlin Tsvetelina Penkova Mohammed Chahim Niels Fuglsang Elena Sancho Murillo Aodhán Ó Riordáin Bruno Tobback Martin Hojsik Ciaran Mullooly Maria Ohisalo Benedetta Scuderi Gordan Bosanac Marie Toussaint Martin Schirdewan Willy Monnier The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament Renew Europe EPP Group in the European Parliament The Left in the European Parliament Bas Eickhout