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Land rush in Europe comparable with Africa, Asia and Latin America, argues new report
New report, involving 25 authors from 11 countries, reveals the hidden scandal of how just three per cent of landowners have come to control half of all farmed land in Europe. This massive concentration of land ownership and wealth is on a par with Brazil, Colombia and Philippines.
EU military spending is 'elephant in the room' and key factor in European debt crisis, argues new report
At a time of harsh cuts in social services, it is morally unjustifiable to spend money on weapons that should be invested in creating jobs and tackling poverty.
NGO report busts the myths of the Emissions Trading Scheme
The European Parliament votes tomorrow (April 16) on the European Commission's proposal to backload 900 million emissions permits within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
Reactie op de nota "Wat de Wereld Verdient" van minister Ploumen
De FGG ziet ernstige tekortkomingen in de visie van minister Ploumen. Het rotsvaste geloof in de vrije markt, de nadrukkelijke financiële steun voor het bedrijfsleven zonder voldoende garanties voor duurzaamheid, het wegnemen van regels voor internationale investeringen en handel, het zijn allemaal tekenen dat de nota van minister Ploumen tekort schiet als het gaat om bestrijden van armoede en oplossen van ernstige milieuproblemen.
Obama Makes Nice Speeches...
President Obama recognizes injustice and need for two states but does nothing to pressure Netanyahu to make concessions to Palestinians.
Networking against Fracking
Global networking is key to winning battle against fracking, say activists at WSF.
BRICS: Little sense of purpose
Is BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa), comprising some of the world’s biggest, fastest-growing economies, about to rewrite the rules of global political and economic governance?
The Bankrupcty of EU's No-Default Policy
The European elite are more afraid of defaults than Russians are of revolutions.
Declaration of the Social Movements Assembly
As the Social Movements Assembly of the World Social Forum of Tunisia, 2013, we are gathered here to affirm the fundamental contribution of peoples of Maghreb-Mashrek (from North Africa to the Middle East), in the construction of human civilization.
