The EU is facing pressure to simplify a controversial supply chain law aimed at addressing environmental and human rights abuses, as Swedish MEP Jörgen Warborn argues for reducing the number of companies subject to compliance. While the European Commission has proposed raising the employee threshold for compliance from 500 to 1,000, Warborn suggests increasing it to 3,000 and eliminating mandatory climate transition plans. Amidst divisions among member states, including calls from France and Germany to scrap the law, approximately 1,000 amendments are under review, highlighting the ongoing debate over bureaucracy versus corporate accountability.
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The EU doesn’t need a deal with Trump
Ursula von der Leyen is meeting Donald Trump in Scotland to discuss trade as tariff deadlines approach, drawing insights from her recent summits with Japan and China. The article argues that the EU should not concede to US pressures, highlighting the unpredictable nature of Trump's negotiations and suggesting that both the US and EU have more to lose than appears. Want More Context? 🔎
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