OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » EU http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Monsanto Is Giving Up on Europe http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsanto-is-giving-up-on-europe/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsanto-is-giving-up-on-europe/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:12:09 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11783 Monsanto, the highly controversial biotech company known best for GMO seeds and chemical herbicides such as Roundup, has announced that it will drop lobbying efforts in the EU.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsanto-is-giving-up-on-europe/feed/ 0 EU Expected to Pass Overfishing Policy Reform to Save Regional Fish Populations http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-expected-pass-overfishing-policy-reform-save-regional-fish-populations/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-expected-pass-overfishing-policy-reform-save-regional-fish-populations/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:12:39 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11779 Overfishing has teetered beyond critical in recent years, and the European Union just approved landmark legislation that could help to avert mass extinctions in the region.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-expected-pass-overfishing-policy-reform-save-regional-fish-populations/feed/ 0 Europe Becomes First Continent to Ban a Pesticide http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/europe-becomes-first-continent-to-ban-a-pesticide/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/europe-becomes-first-continent-to-ban-a-pesticide/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 08:52:55 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11716 The European Union passed a continent-wide ban yesterday on the insecticides believed to be the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious disease affecting millions of bees worldwide and threatening global food supplies.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/europe-becomes-first-continent-to-ban-a-pesticide/feed/ 0 EU Animal Testing Ban Influences Celebrity Action in the U.S. http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-animal-testing-ban-influences-celebrity-action-in-the-u-s/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-animal-testing-ban-influences-celebrity-action-in-the-u-s/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:19:10 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11617 After the monumental resolution passed by the EU banning the sale of any cosmetic products that have been tested on animals, a campaign initiated by the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International has garnered major celebrity support.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-animal-testing-ban-influences-celebrity-action-in-the-u-s/feed/ 0 The EU Permanently Bans Cruel Animal Testing Practices for All Cosmetics http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/the-eu-permanently-bans-cruel-animal-testing-practices-for-all-cosmetics/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/the-eu-permanently-bans-cruel-animal-testing-practices-for-all-cosmetics/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:39:57 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11533 Animal rights activists are celebrating an historic victory this week for countless animals as the European Union has announced its intent to ban the sale of all cosmetic products tested on animals effective March 2013.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/the-eu-permanently-bans-cruel-animal-testing-practices-for-all-cosmetics/feed/ 0 EU Says World’s Most Popular Pesticide Causing Massive Honeybee Deaths http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-blames-pesticide-for-honeybee-deaths/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-blames-pesticide-for-honeybee-deaths/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:05:36 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11507 Calling it "unacceptable," the European Food Safety Authority has blamed the world's most widely used insecticides for the threat they pose to bee populations.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/eu-blames-pesticide-for-honeybee-deaths/feed/ 0 GMOs Banned in Europe, But Monsanto Receives $40 Million from EU Bank http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/gmos-banned-in-europe-monsanto-receives-40-million-from-eu-bank/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/gmos-banned-in-europe-monsanto-receives-40-million-from-eu-bank/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:00:31 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11397 Money in the dirt

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has announced it is in the processing of approving an unfunded risk participation in Monsanto, the U.S.-based largest seed company in the world, to the tune of $40 million U.S. dollars.

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