Europe
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How Corporate Lobbyists Dominate Meetings with UK and EU Brexit Negotiators By True Publica
New analysis of official statistics on lobby meetings with ministers from the UK’s Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) and members of the EU’s Brexit Task Force reveals a common willingness to privilege the representatives of corporate interests above all others Continue reading
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Statewatch: New report: Market Forces: the development of the EU security-industrial complex
Transnational corporations are winning millions of euros of public research funds to develop ever more intrusive surveillance and snooping technologies, a new report by Statewatch and the Transnational Institute reveals today. The report, Market Forces, shows how the EU’s €1.7 billion ‘Secure societies’ research programme has been shaped by the “homeland security” industry and in… Continue reading
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The 2014 Ukraine Coup Was as Much About China as Russia. Eurasian Trade and the New Silk Road By Adam Garrie
17 August 2017 — Global Research The events which led to the 2014 coup in Ukraine are generally blamed on anti-Russia actors, including the United States and EU. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was recently in the EU where he said the following, “The largely-provoked-from-the-outside Ukrainian crisis has become the direct consequence of such short-sighted policy of Washington and Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 24 July 2017 (09/17): The EU goes to war with the African ‘elite’
24 July 2017 — Statewatch In the midst of a refugee crisis perceived as being out of control the EU reached a dodgy deal with Turkey on 18 March 2016 and a few months signed a similar deal with Afghanistan on the return and readmission of refugees. These deals tossed out of the window EU Continue reading
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Monsanto/Bayer: #mergerfromhell
Bayer and Monsanto just filed their merger for approval — and European regulators could approve it in less than three weeks… Can you send an email to the European Commissioner for Competition, Margarete Vestager and ask her to stop this merger from hell? Continue reading
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Make that call to MIchael Gove to ban Glyphosate!
The European Commission hasn’t learnt a bit. They officially presented a proposal to licence a toxic pesticide called glyphosate for ten more years, even though we’ve just submitted over 1.3 million ECI signatures for verification. The Commission is moving forward on glyphosate before they have to address our ECI, and now it is national ministers… Continue reading
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The Shameful Link Tax!
Just a few days ago we wrote to you about key votes in the European Parliament this week, where our right to link and to share content was hanging in the balance. We hoped MEPs would side with citizens. But what we got instead was truly shameful. Continue reading
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Europe says no to glyphosate!
A staggering 1.3 million Europeans signed the Stop Glyphosate European Citizens Initiative (ECI). Together we’ve told the European Commission to ban Monsanto’s favourite pesticide, to reform the EU’s pesticide approval procedure, and to set EU-wide mandatory reduction targets for pesticide use. We’ve done it — and only just in time! Continue reading
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An even worse version of the Link Tax now on the cards!
Crucial votes on the Link Tax are happening TOMORROW, and a major EU political party just u-turned to officially back this costly and reckless proposal. The European People’s Party (EPP) has decided to go all-in for the broadest, worst version of the Link Tax — which gives copyright ownership and the right to collect fees… Continue reading
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One Brit MEP is trying to stop the ban on dangerous pesticides! Mail your MEP Now!
A single British politician is trying to stop plans to ban bee-killing pesticides from our fields for good. In just 24 hours, some British MEPs – politicians on a powerful European committee – will be asked to reverse plans to permanently ban these dangerous pesticides. But there are hundreds of thousands of us reading this… Continue reading
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Support the Ban on Bee-Killing Pesticides
A historic ban on bee-killing neonics is being proposed in Europe — but the pesticide lobby and its political friends are desperately trying to stop it. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 14 June 2017 (07/17)
14 June 2017 — Statewatch.org/ Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2017/jun/email-jun-17.pdf ANALYSIS & VIEWPOINT http://www.statewatch.org/analyses.htm 1. Counter-terrorism and the inflation of EU databases 2. Who drives EU counter-terrorism? 3. Germany: Almost suspicious: the unbearable lightness of legislation 4. Viewpoint: Egypt: Europe’s other north African border Continue reading
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MAYfly, Brexit, the Economy and the SWP
Theresa May claimed that she called the election having been inspired to do so while on a walk. This fairy tale, like the election, lies in ruins. As the Tory hierarchy fall out and individuals try to duck blame, the ugly truth is dribbling out of fiery arguments between those who saw the advantages of… Continue reading
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Last ditch effort to save the Link Tax!
MEP Pascal Arimont tabled a series of amendments with the worst copyright proposals this debate has yet seen — including suggestions that would double the negative impact of the link tax, and drastically expand the scope of the content filtering censorship machine. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 25 April 2017 (06/17)
25 April 2017 — Statewatch Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2017/apr/email-apr.pdf ANALYSIS & BRIEFING http://www.statewatch.org/analyses.htm 1. Hindering humanitarianism: Commission not to ensure protection for those supporting sans-papiers 2. UK-EU: Guide to the Brexit Negotiations (EU Law Analysis, link) by Professor Steve Peers: Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 30 March 2017 (05/17)
30 March 2017 — Statewatch ANALYSIS & BRIEFING http://www.statewatch.org/analyses.htm 1. Viewpoint: 9th report on relocation and resettlement: Mystification 2. EU: Briefing on cooperation between Frontex, non-EU states and international organisations Continue reading
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The European Parliament has just dealt a major blow to the Link Tax
A closely-watched report on the proposed laws from key MEP Therese Comodini Cachia recommends that the controversial “Link Tax” proposal be removed from the legislation. This is a huge step forward! Continue reading
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Bees: The jury has retired
Last month, with your support, the Bee Defenders Alliance were at the European Court of Justice standing up for the bees. This group of independent scientists and beekeepers were taking on the world’s biggest pesticide companies – Bayer, Syngenta and BASF. I delivered them your message of support along with messages from over 57,000 Sum… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 27 February 2017 (04/17)
27 February 2017 — Statewatch ANALYSIS & BRIEFING http://www.statewatch.org/analyses.htm 1. Analysis: Opaque and unaccountable: Frontex Operation Hera 2. EU: Briefing: EU-wide biometric databases, “soft targets”, cybersecurity and data protection: Commission’s 4th report on building the ‘Security Union Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 16 February 2017 (03/17)
16 February 2017 — Statewatch Press release EU border agency targeted “isolated or mistreated” individuals for questioning Guidelines produced for border guards participating in an EU joint operation instruct the targeting of “migrants from minority ethnic groups, and individuals who may have been isolated or mistreated during their journey, as such people are often more Continue reading
The New Dark Age 