On June 7, the Commission will present its package for the defense of democracy, including a directive on foreign influence. NGOs fear a law along the lines of the American Foreign Agent Act. The Commission is not united behind the plan either – but the Commission president is pushing ahead.
By Charlotte Wirth
After the climate clubs, the EU and its partners are discussing commodity clubs. In the process, they forget: If they want to import raw materials from the global South, they must also export (recycled) raw materials there. The metal recycling industry should therefore be on the guest list of the raw material clubs, write Murat Bayram and Kilian Schwaiger.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The market for ESG ratings has not yet been regulated. This leads to confusion among small investors and conflicts of interest among rating agencies, criticizes the NGO Finance Watch. In an interview with Leonie Düngefeld, chief economist Thierry Philipponnat calls for a more transparent structure of ratings.
By Leonie Düngefeld
An anthropologist at the University of Oxford, Ruben Andersson specialised in EU border- and migration control. In an interview with Charlotte Wirth, he explains how the EU is presenting surveillance technology and border security as the solution to the so-called migration crisis. Yet, these so-called solution only create more problems.
By Redaktion Table
It's getting tight around the due diligence report by Lara Wolters, which will be voted on in plenary on Thursday. The EPP will possibly vote against the report. Their reason: Companies should not have to struggle with further administrative hurdles.
By Charlotte Wirth
