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CoE Body Weighs in on US Lobbying Rules
June 05, 2019
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Group of States against Corruption has called for the revision of US congressional rules to more strictly regulate the pursuit by members of Congress of lobbying jobs after they leave office and the establishment of “quarantine periods” to former members seeking to lobby current lawmakers.
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Romanian PM Announces U-Turn on Justice Reform Measures
June 04, 2019
Under pressure from Romanian voters and threats of legal action from the European Commission, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă has announced her government’s abandonment of a justice reform program that would have made corruption prosecutions more difficult.
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EU Council Agrees to Ban Some Plastics
June 03, 2019
The Council of the EU recently agreed to new rules banning, within two years, certain “single-use” plastic products for which alternatives are available and discouraging the use of other plastics through “national reduction” measures and labeling requirements.
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Investor Group Launches Initiative on Easing Green Finance
May 31, 2019
A group of European financial institutions is leading a new initiative of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change aiming to lay the groundwork for investors to align their portfolios with the goals of the UN’s Paris climate deal by divesting from fossil fuel projects.
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EC Requests Study on Corporate Due Diligence Proposals
May 30, 2019
The European Commission (EC) recently requested a study from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law paving the way toward an EU-wide proposal on requiring businesses to perform due diligence on human rights and “sustainability” impacts in their supply chains.
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