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9th Jun 2023

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Greek parliament votes to re-open public TV station

The Greek parliament voted on Tuesday to re-open the country's public broadcaster ERT and fulfil an election promise of the Syriza led government. The previous conservative-led government shut down the TV station in July 2013 and fired some 2,600 people to cut spending as requested by Greece's international creditors.

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EU's proposed ethics body 'toothless', say campaigners

Transparency campaigners say the new ethics body proposed by the European Commission will do little to prevent corruption at the EU institutions. The proposal comes six months after allegations of a Qatari corruption affair involving a former European Parliament vice-president.

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The 'BlackRock exemption' has no place in the EU's due diligence directive

With the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, there's an opportunity to harness the power of investment for truly sustainable activities. But to do this, it must not allow the 'BlackRock exemption' and instead cover institutional investors and asset managers.

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