European lawmakers have backed the weakening of flagship EU environmental and human rights rules as part of a drive to slash red tape for businesses. The move will free many corporations from the obligation…

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European lawmakers have backed the weakening of flagship EU environmental and human rights rules as part of a drive to slash red tape for businesses. The move will free many corporations from the obligation to fix human rights and environmental issues in their supply chains or face EU fines.

the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was hailed by green and civil society groups but criticised by businesses.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron had called for the CSDDD to be scrapped altogether

  • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
    10·
    10 hours ago

    Does the EU end up being like the US, just a bunch of representatives bribed by corporations to vote against the people?

  • Hirom@beehaw.orgEnglish
    18·
    13 hours ago

    They also moved to do away with the European civil liability regime, which served to harmonise firms’ obligations in the event of breaches, referring to national legislation instead.

    So replacing 1 European civil liability regime by 27 different ones, one for each member nation.

    I don’t see how that reduces red tape.

  • minorkeys@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    15 hours ago

    Some red tape exists for good reason. Yet they would have us believe it’s all nonsense to keep the poor capitalist business class from success.

    • snoons@lemmy.caEnglish
      13·
      14 hours ago

      The capitalist business class has successfully used quirks of human psychology to make everyone believe they are also business owners, even if they have no business or plans to create one.