As a consequence of Qatargate, the Christian Democrats are calling for stronger transparency rules for non-governmental organizations. But Fight Impunity and others did not fall through the cracks because they were NGOs but because the EU Commission, the European Parliament and the Belgian authorities did not sufficiently monitor compliance with the applicable rules.
By Charlotte Wirth
To date, ecocide is not recognized in European law. However, the idea of an environmental crime is not new; the UN was already discussing it in the 1960s. One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Green MEP Marie Toussaint is campaigning to get the issue back on the table of EU decision-makers. An interview.
By Claire Stam
In an interview, Carole Sirou, director of the French ESG rating agency Ethifinance, explains why she believes it is necessary to create a European player that can counter the American rating giants. The interview was conducted by Claire Stam.
By Claire Stam
