We, the undersigned organisations, believe that the European food and farming system is broken: that it is working for the interests of a few to the detriment of the majority of people, farmers, and...
On 24 January 2017, the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation and ActionAid organised a half-day event bringing together officials from the European...
By Mary Collins, Senior Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, European Women's Lobby & Isabelle Brachet, Europe Advocacy Coordinator, ActionAid This week, the European Investment Bank (EIB) held...
Around 50,000 people who have fled conflict and hardship now find themselves stranded in Greece. They are living in a legal limbo that is exacerbating the stress and suffering many are already...
Many questions are being asked in the last two weeks over women, society and power. Do women have the power to lead? Can they make it all the way to the Presidency of the US? Was it about...
We need a new approach to corporate governance. Companies cannot just be a vehicle to create shareholders’ value – i.e. to pay high returns to those holding the capital. They must be...
The President of the European Commission made a much-awaited speech in the European Parliament today, the so-called State of the European Union address. This annual event is supposed to show...
Common statement by 177 European and national Civil Society Organisations and Trade Unions Europe is at a crossroads, and the future of European cooperation and the benefits it brings are at...
The European Commission has announced that it will propose a new and improved bioenergy sustainability policy for the use of biomass in heating, electricity and transport as part of its Climate and...
