Brussels, Belgium, April 3, 2025 (AFP) - EU lawmakers approve delay to rights, environment business rules

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2025-04-03

EU lawmakers on Thursday approved a delay to landmark new rules on environmental and human rights supply chain standards, which have faced major pushback since their adoption as too burdensome for businesses. Concerns about sluggish European growth have shifted the bloc's focus to competitiveness and away from the climate change push of EU chief Ursula von der Leyen's first term -- to the alarm of green advocates. The European Commission in Febru......

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