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The 90-page report, “Trading Lives for Profit: How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches” finds that Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards often take shortcuts on safety measures, dump toxic waste directly onto the beach and the surrounding environment, and deny workers living wages, rest, or compensation in case of injuries. The report reveals an entire network used by shipowners to circumvent international regulations prohibiting the export of ships to facilities like those in Bangladesh that do not have adequate environmental or labor prot...

European Union (EU) proposals for changes to the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading rules are underway. The final rules are not yet agreed, but we set out a summary of the...

European Council and European Parliament reached a Political Agreement on the Proposal for the data act which aims to ensure fairness in the digital environment stimulate a competitive data market open opportunities for data-driven innovation and make data more accessible.

Even though a few safeguards in relation to media freedom were introduced, we fear that the final text could still be misused to get hold of confidential data belonging to journalists

The European Commission (EC) has adopted exceptional and temporary preventive measures on imports of a limited number of products from Ukraine, found necessary given the exceptional circumstances of serious logistical bottlenecks experienced in five Member States, including Romania. At the same...