Research shows major Dutch public investment in drug development Overpriced, a report published today jointly by SOMO and Wemos examines the extent of Dutch public funding of drug development, through donations, loans and/or investments. This…
An EU-wide campaign of financial reform movement Change Finance has succeeded in getting over 230 candidates for the European Parliament to sign a pledge challenging the power of the financial lobby. The financial crisis did…
Reformed mechanism now more independent Civil society organizations welcome the new grievance mechanism policy for the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Most development banks have a grievance mechanism—also known as an independent…
Aegon and Allianz have invested a total of no less than 11 billion euros in 19 pharmaceutical companies in 2019 without encouraging them to reduce high drug prices. These insurers also lack the commitment to…
Over 50 NGOs signed a letter to the World Bank sharing their concern over a new Climate-Smart Mining Facility, in which the World Bank partners closely with mining companies. The NGOs fear that the agenda…
A delegation of the Dutch Parliament will visit Colombia from May 4 – 10. Ten organisations, united in the Colombia Platform, have urged the delegation to speak out on the lack of progress concerning the…
