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Everything you need to know about the Qatargate scandal that rocked the European Parliament and the wider issues that this debacle raises.

As the resumption of the offensive against Gaza begins, we share the global outcry against the murder and grave breaches of international human rights we are witnessing in Palestine.

The European Union and its Member States have brought more than 130 fossil fuel lobbyists into COP28, according to new research by Corporate Europe Observatory, a member of the Kick Polluters Out Coalition.

The biotech industry want GM herbicide-tolerant and insecticide-producing crops to be allowed into our fields without safety checks or labelling. The Commission jumped to obey and designed a GMO deregulation law that will harm health, biodiversity, and farmers.

As the European Commission’s current mandate draws to a close, some Commissioner’s are contemplating their next moves.

At least 2456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP28 summit in Dubai, signalling an unprecedented presence at crucial climate talks from representatives of some of the world’s biggest polluters, according to a new analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition.

The EU and the COP28 summit host, the United Arab Emirates, in cahoots with Big Oil & Gas and global consultancies, have laid the groundwork for a hydrogen boost at the summit. A powerful smokescreen that could extend – and even increase – the use of fossil fuels.

By Andrea Hamann, Professor and expert on international dispute settlements, concludes that WTO rules do not pose a legal obstacle to an export ban on hazardous chemicals prohibited in the EU.

The severity of climate change and biodiversity decline are evident to many and 1.1 million people supported a European Citizens' Initiative calling for a very ambitious pesticide reduction and support for farmers to achieve this.