Europe

The ongoing march of the EU’s security-industrial complex

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Programmes: 
War & Pacification
Article type: 
Article
In collaboration with: 
Statewatch
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Photo credit http://www.idjphotography.com/The EU has hit troubled waters in recent years, but divisions and tensions within the bloc have not halted significant advances in the development and implementation of new security measures aiming to counter terrorism, fight crime, ensure “border management” and protect critical infrastructure at the same time as constructing a European “homeland... Read more

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Infographic: The EU's Security Industrial Complex
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Europe's Faustian Bargain with Big Finance

English
Programmes: 
Public Alternatives
Corporate Power
Subtitle: 
Interview with Walden Bello
Article type: 
Article
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Greece next economic model / Photo credit WikimediaYou've looked closely into how the financial crisis that erupted in 2008 played out in different parts of the world. What did the financial crisis in Europe have in common with the US crisis?... Read more

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Greece next economic model

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Europe: social democracy’s Faustian pact with global finance unravels
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Opposition rises to planned agriculture mega-mergers

Topic: 
Human rights to land, sea and food
English
Programmes: 
Agrarian & Environmental Justice
Subtitle: 
More than 200 organisations have raised objections to the planned mergers of six giant agriculture corporations
Article type: 
Press release
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The European and national organisations – together representing millions of members – state that the proposed mergers of Dow Chemical with DuPont, Monsanto with Bayer AG, and Syngenta with ChemChina will lead to an unacceptable monopoly, with three companies controlling around 70% of the world's agro-chemicals and more than 60% of commercial seeds.... Read more

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EU bioenergy use: the invisible social and environmental harms

Topic: 
Hands On The Land
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Programmes: 
Agrarian & Environmental Justice
Article type: 
Article
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Bioenergy sorghum harvest / Photo credit https://www.flickr.com/photos/agrilifetoday/19501414921/ ... Read more

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Visit to Brazilian bio-ethanol plant
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Related content: 
Bioenergy in the EU
Energy Democracy: How can we regain control over our energy system? A question of ownership
Agrofuels update
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Access to land for farmers in the EU

This event brings together farmers, NGOs, researchers, politicians and regulatory bodies from different European countries to analyse the situation and discuss possible solutions.
 
 
Please find the program and registration here: bit.ly/access-to-land
The conference will be interpreted in English, German, French, Spanish, Lithuanian and Dutch.

English
Date: 
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Type: 
Event
Time: 
09:00 - 13:00
Location: 
European Economic and Social Committee - room VMA3 - Rue Van Maerlant 2
Speakers: 
Researcher at the Transnational Institute (TNI), The Netherlands
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In Europe, land speculation and land concentration are an increasing threat to small and medium sized family farms and new entrants. Soaring land prices make it increasingly difficult for farmers to have access to land. In the meantime, investors are buying up enormous pieces of land, sometimes using legal loopholes. Land is increasingly becoming a globally tradable commodity and an object of financial speculation. Examples such as Scotland and Andalusia, where arable land, pastures and forests are highly concentrated since centuries, show the negative effects for sustainable rural development and societies as a whole.

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