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EU climate and net zero commissioner Wopke Hoekstra: 'Matching climate policies with an industrial plan presents a significant economic opportunity for Europe' (Photo: European Parliament)

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EU looks for balancing act amid German calls to water down due diligence laws

The EU Commission is facing a difficult balancing act as it faces mounting pressure from MEPs and national governments to reduce the bureaucratic burden on businesses, while also maintaining new EU laws on due diligence and corporate sustainable reporting. 

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

EU climate and net zero commissioner Wopke Hoekstra: 'Matching climate policies with an industrial plan presents a significant economic opportunity for Europe' (Photo: European Parliament)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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