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Oxfam reaction to European Commission’s report on impact of EU biofuels policy on food and land rights

Media Reaction | 27 March 2013
Today, the European Commission published its first Communication on the impact of EU biofuels policy on food security and land rights in developing countries. The publication of this report coincides...
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European Commission launches consultation on 2015 International Climate Change Deal - Oxfam comment

Media Reaction | 26 March 2013
The European Commission's consultative communication published today marks the start of EU discussions on the shape of the 2015 international climate deal. Lies Craeynest, Oxfam's EU policy advisor...
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EU Environment Ministers favor biofuels industry over people and planet

Media Reaction | 21 March 2013
In reaction to today’s EU Environment Ministers’ biofuels debate, Marc-Olivier Herman, Oxfam’s EU Policy Advisor, said: “The Ministers’ silence on the impact of biofuels on poor countries is simply...
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Oxfam reaction to Europe’s response to the Arab Spring, two years on

Media Reaction | 20 March 2013
In reaction to the 2013 European Neighborhood Policy Package, put forward today by European Commissioner Stefan Füle, the Head of Oxfam EU Office, Natalia Alonso, said: “Oxfam welcomes the support...
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EU Energy Ministers must stop pandering to an unsustainable biofuel industry that fuels hunger and climate change

Media Reaction | 22 February 2013
In reaction to the orientations discussed today by Energy Ministers on changes to the European biofuels policy, Marc Olivier Herman, Oxfam’s EU Policy Advisor said: "Again today we see far too many...
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Reuters - European Union reaches deal on tough oil, gas anti-corruption law

15 April 2013
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/09/uk-eu-transparency-idUKBRE9380Y52013040...

EUobserver – Charities blame 'lack of political will' for EU aid cuts

5 April 2013
http://euobserver.com/economic/119682

European Voice - Ministers hostile to biofuel limit

28 March 2013
http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2013/march/ministers-hostile-to-biofuel-lim...

Europolitics - Oxfam blasts environment ministers’ position

28 March 2013
http://www.europolitics.info/sectoral-policies/oxfam-blasts-environment-minister...

Bloomberg - EU should phase out support for land-based biofuels, lobbies say

21 February 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-20/eu-should-phase-out-support-for-land-ba...

European promises to poor nations crumbling

 
Aid builds hospitals, pays doctors’ salaries and buys textbooks and medical equipment. It isn’t charity; it’s a tiny but crucial investment to build a better, safer world.
New figures from the OECD, released today, show that aid from EU-... Read more »

03 Apr 2013 | oxfameu | Read comments

Hungry? The EU biofuels industry has feed for you


 
Oxfam has long been concerned that increasing production of biofuels pushes up food prices, encourages land grabs and in many cases increases rather than reduces dangerous greenhouse gas emissions. Within the GROW campaign, we are fighting to end policies promoting biofuels and threatening food security and the climate. This issue was in... Read more »

25 Feb 2013 | oxfameu | Read comments

Food versus fuel? MEPs and UN food expert debate EU biofuels policy - Press Conference

19 June, 2013 - 14:00 - 14:30
ASP5G2, European Parliament, Brussels
Journalists are invited to attend a press conference following a closed-door meeting of MEPs with the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food on June 19th, in advance of key votes to determine the future of EU biofuels policy, in order to assess the risks to food security presented by biofuels.

MEPs to vote on EU biofuels policy

19 June, 2013 - 23:00
Brussels
Members of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) will vote on a report regarding the European Commission’s October proposal to cap support for biofuels made from food crops at 5% of total energy in transport. Oxfam is calling on the EU to rule out support for biofuels competing with food for crops, water and land. They are pushing up global food prices and driving people off their land.

EU Finance Ministers’ meeting Brussels

20 June, 2013 - 23:00
Luxembourg
Finance Ministers are expected to review their position on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Strong evidence suggests that a link exists between speculation on commodities by financial counter-parties and greater food price volatility and, in some cases, higher food prices. High and volatile food prices have had a devastating impact in poor and food import dependent countries, causing increased hunger, conflict and instability. Oxfam-in-Belgium will be releasing a report detailing the involvement in food speculation of banks based in the country.

EU Heads of State summit

26 June, 2013 - 23:00 - 27 June, 2013 - 23:00
Brussels
EU leaders are expected to discuss the allocation of revenue generated by the EU Financial Transactions Tax.

EU high-level conference on climate change

2 July, 2013 - 23:00 - 3 July, 2013 - 23:00
Brussels
EU Member States will participate in a meeting hosted by Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action and Norwegian Environment Minister Baard Vegar Solhjell, along with other states in favour of pushing forward negotiations on a 2015 deal within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Oxfam International’s European Union office in Brussels works to influence key decision-makers to ensure that EU policies affecting poor countries have a far reaching, positive impact on the lives of those most in need.

Our work spans numerous policy areas including food security, climate change, development policy and finance, and the provision of humanitarian assistance to victims of conflicts and natural disasters.

The EU office works together with Oxfam’s eight European affiliates in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. We also join forces with allied NGOs and civil society organizations.

Meet the team:

Natalia Alonso
Head of EU Office
Tel: +32 2 234 11 14
Email: Natalia.Alonso@oxfaminternational.org

Natalia Danailov
Office Administrator
Tel.: +32 2 234 11 10
Email: Natalia.Danailov@oxfaminternational.org

Angela Corbalan
EU Media & Communications Officer
Tel:  + 32 2 234 11 15
Email: Angela.Corbalan@oxfaminternational.org

Marc Olivier Herman
EU Economic Justice Policy Lead (Food Security > Biofuels / Financial Market Regulation)
Tel: +32 (0)2 234 11 12
Email: Marco.Herman@oxfaminternational.org

Lies Craeynest
EU Economic Justice Policy Advisor (Food Security > Climate Change / Agricultural Development Policy)
Tel: +32 (0)2 234 11 20  
Email: Lies.Craeynest@oxfaminternational.org

Nicolas Mombrial
EU Essential Services Policy Advisor (Development Policy & Finance > Aid quantity & quality / Financial Transaction Tax / EU budget 2014-2020)
Tel: + 32 2 234 11 13
Email: Nicolas.Mombrial@oxfaminternational.org

Catherine Olier
EU Essential Services Policy Advisor (Development Policy & Finance > Health & Education / Budget Support / Domestic Resources)
Tel: +32 (0) 22 34 11 25
Email: Catherine.Olier@oxfaminternational.org

Tidhar Wald
EU Humanitarian Policy Advisor (Conflict & Humanitarian Affairs)
Tel: +32 2 234 11 16
Email: Tidhar.Wald@oxfaminternational.org

Eimear Gavin
PA to Director of Advocacy and Campaigns & Administrative Assistant
Tel +32 (0)2 234 11 21
Email: eimear.gavin@oxfaminternational.org

Isabel Martins
EU Advocacy Intern
Tel: +32 2 234 11 28
Email: Isabel.Martins@oxfaminternational.org

Serena Merrino
EU Advocacy Intern
Tel: +32 2 234 11 19
Email: Serena.Merrino@oxfaminternational.org

Nicholas Todd
EU Media and Communications Intern
Tel: +32 2 234 11 29
Email: Nicholas.Todd@oxfaminternational.org