European Commission
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Behind the Tin Curtain: BRICS+ vs NATO/G7
The west is nostalgically caught up with outdated ‘containment’ policies, this time against Global South integration. Unfortunately for them, the rest of the world is moving on, together. Continue reading
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European Commission still trying to ram through the renewal of the licence for Roundup
Fresh from its latest glyphosate defeat, the European Commission is still trying to ram through the renewal of the licence for Monsanto’s favourite weedkiller. After EU member states voted down a ten-year license, the chemical lobby couldn’t even secure a five-year one either. But rather than accept that this battle is lost, the European Commission… Continue reading
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Europe says no to the Censorship Machine!
Great news! On Monday the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee voted NO to censorship machines!. This is a fantastic moment, and it wouldn’t have been possible without your tireless support. Thank you for all the hard work you’ve done. Over 135,000 people have spoken up against Censorship Machines and the Link Tax. Despite heavy lobbying… Continue reading
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Killing Us Softly—Glyphosate Herbicide or Genocide? By F. William Engdahl
On October 25, 2017 the European Union Commission again announced that it lacked the necessary member state votes to approve a ten year license extension for weed-killer glyphosate. They will try again. Behind this seeming routine announcement is one of the hottest battles over food and human health the world has seen since the 1972… Continue reading
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The Link Tax: Last week we said…
Last week we said we only had a few days left to call MEPs responsible for civil liberties before they voted on whether or not to approve content censorship rules, in the name of copyright. Then we found out, with only a few hours notice, that the vote has been postponed to November 20th. At… Continue reading
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EU Commission set to approve Glyphosate!
The EU Commission is about to approve Monsanto’s favourite weedkiller chemical for another decade — unless we convince three key national governments to stop it. Call on the German, Italian and French government to reject the EU Commission’s disastrous proposal to approve glyphosate! Continue reading
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EU Nixes Bayer/Monsanto Merger
Great news: The European Commission just announced they won’t greenlight the Bayer Monsanto merger. 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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Ban Glyphosate!
We need 1-million signatures. A successful ECI guarantees us a right to a public hearing in the European Parliament, and compels the European Commission in Brussels to spell out what action it will take in response. Continue reading
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EU Votes For Citizens To Fund Their Own Brainwashing By Finian Cunningham
A fledgling group set up by the European Commission to allegedly counteract “Russian propaganda” is to be expanded with more public cash and resources. European citizens will be funding mechanisms inducing their own ignorance and misinformation. Continue reading
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Last Chance to Save the Link!
There’s only 48 hours left to tell the European Commission not to make link tax laws! These proposals suggest making copyright laws apply to hyperlinks – going as far as suggesting all publishers should have the ability to charge fees to website owners for all the links shared.This is is our best chance to make… Continue reading
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Human Health and the GMO Industry: Puppets in High Places By Colin Todhunter
Anne Glover recently declared that there is no evidence pertaining to the adverse impacts of GMOs. This is an extremely disturbing statement. It’s disturbing because it is not only patently wrong, but also because Anne Glover is chief scientific adviser of the European Commission. Continue reading
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A minimal program by S. Artesian
It’s not often that I read the articles on the New York Times Op-Ed page. And I can’t remember ever recommending any such article to anyone for any reason. But today, May 13, 2013, I read and I recommend “How Austerity Kills” by David Stuckler and Sanjay Basau. Continue reading
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Mixed signals from European Union on economic blockade of WikiLeaks – spokesperson By John robles
WikiLeaks number two and the official spokesperson for the WikiLeaks organization, Kristinn Hrafnsson spoke with the Voice of Russia regarding the recent ruling by the European Parliament regarding the extra-judicial economic blockade by US based financial institutions who are in violation of international and European law in their continued blockade of the organization. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 1 December 2012
012 Guards testify about confinement at Quantico brig of suspect in WikiLeaks case Washington Post FORT MEADE, Md. — Some former guards at the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., are testifying against an Army private charged with sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the secret-spilling WikiLeaks website. The guards are … http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/guards-testify-about-confinement-at-quantico-brig-of-suspect-in-wikileaks-case/2012/12/01/f65724ee-3b8e-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 28 September 2011 (24/11)
28 September 2011 Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org EU: Statewatch Analysis: Court of Justice:The NS and ME Opinions -The Death of ‘Mutual Trust’? INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS: ’10 years after 9/11, Journalism in the Shadow of Terror Laws’ EU: MANDATORY DATA RETENTION: Letter to the European Commission signed by 34 NGOs including Statewatch Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, No 2: 30 November 2010 (21/10)
30 November, 2010 Home page: www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: Amnesty International: Open Secret: Mounting Evidence of Europe’s complicity in rendition and secret detention 2. EU: European Data Protection Supervisor: Data protection reform strategy 3. EU: European Commission: Taking on the Data Retention Directive – a discussion paper 4. EU: Article 29 Working Party on Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 26 October 2010 (19/10)
Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org EU: European Commission: Data protection proposals EU-GREECE: EU sends border guards to Greece UK: New rights to protect Britons abroad European Commission: Report on third country nationals and trafficking European Parliament: Strengthening democratic scrutiny over EU external affairs EU: Rightwing parties plan opposition to EU centralisation and immigration USA: Electronic Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online – 1 October 2010 (17/10)
Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org EU: Parliaments to have no say over the “harmonisation” of national ID cards EU: Schengen Information System: SIS II to hold 100 million records EU-FRONTEX: AI and ECRE: Briefing on Commission proposal USA: Government Accountability Office: Fusion centres UK: European Commission: Refer UK to Court over data protection EU: “State Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 3 March 2010 (04/10)
Home page: www.statewatch.org/ Statewatch European Documentation Centre (SEMDOC): www.statewatch.org/semdoc/ Sitemap: www.statewatch.org/sitemap.htm 1. DUTCH PRISON FOR BELGIANS: Under the European Arrest Warrant 2. EU: “Fishing expeditions” for fingerprints leads to limits being imposed 3. EU Security Research: “NeoConOpticon” blog updated 4. UK: Joint Human Rights Committee: Annual Renewal of Control Orders 5. France/Algeria: Joint maritime surveillance Continue reading
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