EU caves to US on sustainability rules in trade deal but keeps digital laws intact

According to the statement, the EU Commission has made it 'very clear to the US that changes to our digital regulations are not on the table' (Photo: EU Commission)
EU caves to US on sustainability rules in trade deal but keeps digital laws intact
EU & the World
Green Economy
by Wester van 
        Gaal, Amsterdam, 
The EU has given in to US pressure to water down its due diligence and sustainability reporting rules.
Brussels and Washington published a joint statement on th...
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EU & the WorldGreen Economy
Author BioWester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.
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According to the statement, the EU Commission has made it 'very clear to the US that changes to our digital regulations are not on the table' (Photo: EU Commission)

Author Bio

Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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