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ShareAction response to European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee decision to enhance the financial sector’s due diligence obligations

26/01/2023 - Leave a Comment

The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) have committed to enhance the obligation on the financial sector to undertake due diligence on human rights and environmental impact. Commenting …

Davos struggles to get used to a world without Russia

20/01/202320/01/2023 - Leave a Comment

DAVOS, Switzerland — For the second year in a row, Western sanctions have prevented Russian officials and oligarchs from attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Swiss ski-resort town …

€60bn earmarked for EU Covid recovery could go to fossil-fuel projects

13/01/2023 - Leave a Comment

Billions of euros ringfenced for Europe’s post-Covid recovery could be diverted into a raft of new fossil-fuel infrastructure projects, deals which may lock Europe into contracts for the next 20 …

European investors give China the cold shoulder

06/01/2023 - Leave a Comment

As tensions between the EU and China rise, European companies are turning to Southeast Asia for investment. This trend will likely continue, despite Beijing relaxing its strict Zero-COVID policy. Following …

Liberal Sweden put to the test as transatlantic trade war looms

30/12/2022 - Leave a Comment

On timing, Sweden could be forgiven for cursing its luck. Just as the country embarks on its EU presidency, the bloc is facing not only an economy-hammering war on its …

Weekend showdown looms for EU carbon pricing revamp

16/12/2022 - Leave a Comment

Europe’s carbon market expansion plans could hardly have come at a worse time. Starting Friday, EU institutions will attempt to finalize an extensive revamp of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), …

Trade war averted? Macron gets Biden to ‘tweak’ his industrial subsidies

02/12/2022 - Leave a Comment

French President Emmanuel Macron snatched an unexpected win from his U.S counterpart during a visit to Washington on Thursday, getting Joe Biden to suggest that European companies could benefit from a …

France and Ireland see ‘window’ to resolve post-Brexit dispute with UK

27/11/2022 - Leave a Comment

French President Emmanuel Macron and Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin believe there is “a crucial window of opportunity to resolve” post-Brexit trade disputes with London over Northern Ireland, according to …

Good mental health linked to a reduction in productivity losses to the economy

30/10/2022 - Leave a Comment

Good mental health in Denmark is associated with a reduction of USD $0.9-1.3bn per year in productivity losses to the economy, according to a new study published in the Mental Health and …

European Central Bank announces new super hike of interest rates to tame inflation

30/10/2022 - Leave a Comment

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced a new jumbo hike of interest rates in a bid to bring down record inflation in the eurozone. The bank’s three key interest …

ShareAction response to European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee decision to enhance the financial sector’s due diligence obligations

Davos struggles to get used to a world without Russia

€60bn earmarked for EU Covid recovery could go to fossil-fuel projects

European investors give China the cold shoulder

Liberal Sweden put to the test as transatlantic trade war looms

Weekend showdown looms for EU carbon pricing revamp

Trade war averted? Macron gets Biden to ‘tweak’ his industrial subsidies

France and Ireland see ‘window’ to resolve post-Brexit dispute with UK

Good mental health linked to a reduction in productivity losses to the economy

European Central Bank announces new super hike of interest rates to tame inflation

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