
The European Parliament rejected the 'Omnibus Law', a deregulation proposal to overhaul the EU Supply Chain Law (CSDDD). This proposal would have completely gutted the strict due diligence directives. The EPP Group – the conservative parties, that includes Germany's CDU/CSU – tried to push the proposal through Parliament by openly blackmailing the democratic parties: they threatened to scrap the directive altogether with the far-right if they didn’t get their way. A disastrous signal — not only for human rights in supply chains, but also for our democracy!
As a result, the EPP Group failed, and the negotiations will now start all over.
Now there’s an acute danger that the EPP might team up with the far-right, but also a real chance to save the Supply Chain Law!
One thing is clear: there will be compromises. But what’s needed most is a
This is our chance to save the supply chain law and our democratic rule in the EU! Let’s get together again and keep calling EPP Members of Parliament to make very clear how much human rights in global supply chains matter to us!
The EU wants to gut its regulations on human rights and environmental protection.
Don't worry, the call is free for you!