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The US elections – a rude awakening in Europe

JESC — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:58:25 +0000

The election of Donald Trump as the future 45th US President took place on 9 November, 27 years to the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Does it herald a comparable cataclysm in world politics? Like the British referendum in June, the US election came as a rude awakening to many in Europe. […]

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Brexit – A schism for Europe

JESC — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:41:17 +0000

“The curtain is closed while all questions remain open” – this Bertolt Brecht quote aptly sums up the situation after the UK’s referendum on 23 June. By a narrow margin of 51.9% the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. With a turnout of 72% of the electorate, this corresponds to 37% of all […]

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Poor agreement on the European Regulation of Responsible Sourcing

JESC — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:28:25 +0000

The European Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – have reached an agreement on the so-called “Conflict Minerals” Regulation last Wednesday. Civil society organisations, both in Europe and in the South, have been asking for years for a strong regulation to break the link between the exploitation of minerals and Human Rights gross violations like […]

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EP amendments establish red lines with regard to the TTIP

JESC — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 12:01:24 +0000

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership aims at integrating the European Union and the United States the largest trade agreement in the world. The formal negotiations for this ambitious Treaty began in June 2013 The aim of this agreement is to eliminate or reduce barriers to trade in goods, services, and investment, in order to […]

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Catholic leaders call for due diligence in supply chains

JESC — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:06:14 +0000

More than 70 Catholics bishops have signed the statement we reproduce here calling the EU to reinforce the supply chain due diligence in order to stop the complicity of transnational companies in funding conflicts. We need supply chain due diligence to stop complicity in funding conflicts Companies are selling products containing natural resources that fuel […]

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Ensuring robust EU legislation on responsible mineral sourcing

JESC — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:43:07 +0000

Recommendations to strengthen the European Commission’s proposal for a ‘regulation setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating in conflict affected and high-risk areas’ The new European Parliament has a critical opportunity to strengthen legislation proposed by the European […]

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Disappointing EU Initiative on conflict resources

JESC — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:44:50 +0000

An initiative proposed by the European Commission on responsible sourcing of minerals is not strong enough to prevent European companies’ mineral purchases from financing conflict or human rights abuses, and falls far short of expectations, campaigners said today. Instead of putting forward robust legislation that would require a wide range of EU-based companies to do […]

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King Leopold’s mines

JESC — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 17:57:41 +0000

In many ways the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is an extraordinary country. It is larger than all the countries of Western Europe put together, and has a population of almost 69 million. As a colony of Belgium it was considered to be the granary of Africa, because of its rich soil and its climate […]

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5e Conférence Mondiale de L’Initiative pour la Transparence des Industries Extractives

JESC — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:36:41 +0000

L’ITIE tenait sa 5e conférence mondiale, avec pour thème « la transparence compte », à Paris ces 2 et 3 mars 2011. Cette initiative, créée en 2002, rassemble des gouvernements, entreprises et représentants de la société civile des pays adhérents. Ces différents collèges sont représentés au sein du Conseil d’administration, ce qui en fait une véritable institution […]

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