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Deregulation

EU watchdog slams Commission’s undemocratic environmental rollbacks 

27/11/2025

This is a joint press release NGOs welcome the EU Ombudswoman’s finding that the EU Commission committed maladministration in rolling back key environmental and human rights protections – marking a major milestone for transparency, democracy, human and environmental rights.  In light of these findings, NGOs warn that the Commission must end the use of undemocratic …

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Corporate climate action demolished by centre far-right alliance 

13/11/2025

Brussels, 13 November 2025 – Today, the European Parliament adopted in a tense vote the Commission’s proposal to destroy the EU’s corporate sustainability law. A majority of parliamentarians composed of EPP, ECR, and PfE, voted to hollow out the due diligence directive by depriving victims of corporate violations from access to courts in all EU …

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From Maastricht to Brussels: Hundreds march through Europe to stop deregulation wave

24/09/2025

Hundreds of marchers and supporters filled Brussels’ EU quarter yesterday after a 3-day, 60 km protest walk from Maastricht. The “Back to the Future” march brought together affected communities, trade unions, NGOs, and political leaders demanding an end to the EU’s deregulation wave, which puts workers, the environment and human rights at risk. Deregulation threatens …

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Joint press release: EU Commission persists in undemocratic push to weaken accountability laws – NGOs call on MEPs to act

16/09/2025

NGOs condemn the EU Commission’s obstinate refusal to acknowledge the undemocratic and opaque process that led to the so-called first Simplification Omnibus – and urge Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to reject the weakening of key corporate accountability laws. In a written response to the European Ombudswoman – which opened an inquiry into the potential maladministration by …

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Scrutiny over “Omnibus” proposal grows as EU Ombudsman opens inquiry after NGOs’ complaint

23/05/2025

NGOs have welcomed the EU Ombudsman’s decision to launch an inquiry into how the European Commission prepared its first ‘Omnibus Simplification Package,’ following a complaint they submitted. The EU Ombudsman has announced today the opening of an inquiry into the Commission’s alleged non-compliance with its Better Regulation Guidelines in preparing the so-called Omnibus proposal. She …

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NGOs challenge EU Commission’s undemocratic Omnibus process

18/04/2025

Eight NGOs submitted a formal complaint with the European Ombudsman, condemning the undemocratic, untransparent and rushed way in which the European Commission has developed the Omnibus proposal.  The Omnibus proposal seeks to significantly water down key EU sustainability laws that were recently adopted, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence …

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