“Today, civil society, trade unions, and public interest groups delivered a clear message to Commission President von der Leyen, the European Commissioners, and EU Member States in a statement signed by 470 organisations. They denounce the deregulation campaign that takes centre stage in the European Commission’s strategy for this term.
Tomorrow, President Ursula von der Leyen will address the European Parliament with her ‘State of the Union’ speech. Nine months on under her leadership, the European Commission is planning an unprecedented wave of drastic cuts to regulations protecting labour, social, and human rights, as well as digital rights, and the environment.
The organisations warn that over the next four years, the Commission and EU Member States may dismantle rules that govern companies operating in the EU at a scale that will set progress on environmental protection, social rights, digital rights and climate policies back many years.”
This will ultimately affect peace, not least because of a similar deregulation process being now initiated specifically in favour of the armament sector.
Read the press release here
The full statement is available in English, French, German, Spanish and Dutch