
EU Friday – 10 October
Welcome to Better Europe's weekly update on EU Affairs. EPP USES FAR-RIGHT FLIRT TO WEAKEN SUSTAINABILITY RULES Following months of negotiations, a compromise position on the corporate sustainability regulations in the Omnibus 1 file is in sight, with a clear win for the European People’s Party who are more than happy to prioritise corporate interests over climate and human rights. This week, the Socialists and Democrats in the EP were essentially blackmailed into a deal: either they would sign for relatively modest deregulation on the dotted line, or the EPP would adopt an even more “ambitious” deregulation package with the far-right, which had already been conveniently submitted as the default option for the vote next week. While EPP leaders framed the move as protecting the competitiveness of European businesses, insiders…