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9th Jun 2023

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Border and coast guard agency suspends travel agency

The EU's border and coast guard agency Frontex said Friday it had suspended its travel agency contract. Frontex said in an email that it had experienced difficulties with travel arrangements for standing corps officers during deployments — but the move also follows anger over its treatment of migrants and lavish expenditures. Frontex said the decision was effective immediately.

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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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