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Contributions of the Green 8 to the European Convention
The Green 8 regroups the eight largest environmental organisations (WWF, Birdlife International, CAN Europe, European Environmental Bureau, Friends of the Earth Europe, Friends of Nature International, Greenpeace, Transport and Environment).
30 May 2003
Green 8 contribution to the pleanry discussion of the European Convention on May 30th and 31st: Summary briefing
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29 May 2003
Green 8 preliminary analysis of Part III of the proposed draft constitution of the European Union with draft amendments to re-formulate the EU objectives and tasks in major policy areas.
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29 May 2003
Letter to the members of the European Convention concerning the Objective of Sustainable Development (Article I-3)
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29 May 2003
Green 8 proposal for amendments on Participatory Democracy and Access
to Justice (Articles I-46 and III-266)
read Green 8 letter
29 May 2003
Draft Constitution too weak on Sustainable Development
Green 8 press release
Third EAC public gathering
"Rural development versus agriculture ? - How to sustain rural Europe after 2006 ?"
26th and 27th of May in Brussels
The European Convention on the future of Europe is reaching its final stage.
The mid term review proposals of the Commission on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy are up for decision in the Council of ministers and the European Parliament.
Time to take a fresh look at the state of the art of the reform process and to share opinions on how to move on – until, but especially after 2006.
List of Participants
For the press release after the third public gathering of the EAC on May 26/27
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Feedback from the EAC network
APPEAL FOR A COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY (CAP) that guarantees the preservation of a european agricultural system based on sustainibility and solidarity
A common position initiated by platforms of the following countries
Austria, Belgium, France, Holland, Spain
......gathering different parts of european civil society
agricultural and worker’s unions, consumer associations, development NGO’s, environmental groups
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For a CAP Reform, CQE from CPE (FR)
Manifesto for CAP reform in 2003 - from the Collective to Implement Sustainable Development (FR Only)
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lettre au CE F. Fischler
From the World Social Forum Summit in Porto Alegro, Brazil - Food Sovereignty by Via Campinesa
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- es
- en]
Birdlife International questions the Commission's approach to CAP reform
BirdLife International Press Release after Copenhagen Summit
[pdf]
[doc]
Summary of Copenhagen European Council meeting from Danish presidency
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[pdf]
[doc]
Results of Copenhagen summit
- from Commission's Press Room.
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in pdf :
[EN]
[DE]
[FR]
or see the original page here
Source: europa.eu.int
Towards sustainable agriculture in Europe
Observations of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE)
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French
[pdf]
[doc]
English
[pdf]
[doc]
Deutsch
[pdf]
[doc]
11 Dec 2002
Final english version of the Council Recommendations text
The Opportunity of the MTR - Recommendations to the European Council
Press release 4th December (
.doc -
.pdf
)
WWF-LUPG Policy Messages Paper (
FRENCH -
GERMAN -
SPANISH -
ENGLISH
)
Latest joining information for participants
please note the adapted timetable
Sustainable CAP Initiative www.sustainablecap.dk (EN-FR-PL-DK)
Timetable for EAC Mid-Term Review Public Round-table Gathering (3rd and 4th December 2002)
Next EAC Round-Table meeting to the Mid Term Review process
3rd and 4th December in Brussels
Civil society is given the opportunity to respond to the Mid Term Review of Agenda 2000
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