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Tusk: Greece needs to stop gambling

EU council president Donald Tusk Thursday warned the Greek government to be "more realistic" in its bailout negotiations with creditors. "There's no more space for gambling, there is no more time for gambling. The day is coming I'm afraid that someone says that the game is over," he said.

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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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