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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10915

6 September 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) development
ActionAid condemns devastating EU-backed biofuels project

Brussels, 05/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - EU biofuel policy was again slammed on Wednesday 4 September by a development NGO because of the damage that it causes to the poor populations of developing countries by fuelling hunger and bringing about the seizure of land that could otherwise be used for growing food.

In a report entitled “broken promises”, the humanitarian NGO, ActionAid, denounces the support given by the EU to a Swiss project for the production of biofuels in Sierra Leone,...

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