17/04/13
French banks financing land grabs
Between 2009 and 2012, French banks granted more than 4 billion euro in loans to European producers of agrofue …
16/04/13
Corporate reporting proposal not enough to improve companies’ behaviour
Brussels, April 16 – A proposal released today by the European Commission to require large European companies …
10/04/13
EU deal on transparency rules for oil, gas, mining companies
The European Union dealt a major blow yesterday to the oil industry’s push for secrecy by agreeing transparenc …
08/03/13
MEP ethics code – one year on implementation remains a problem
A little bit more than one year after the introduction of a new ethics code for Members of the European Parlia …
26/02/13
Calls for better access to documents gain support in parliament
A petition calling for better access to EU documents gained significant support in the European Parliament tod …
08/02/13
EU leaders warned push for deregulation will hurt Europe
Environment, consumer and labour groups have written to European Union Heads of State and Government warning t …