SOMO annual report 2018
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How “good regulatory practices” in trade agreements erode protections for the environment, public health, workers and consumers
Seven NGOs, including SOMO, have released a new report that focuses on the significant threats to precautionary environmental, labour, consumer and public health policy from regulatory cooperation and “good regulatory practices” chapters within the EU-Canada…
Examining Power, Fighting for Justice
On June 3rd, Milieudefensie, ActionAid IUCN and SOMO will organize an interactive event which will focus on power structures in our supply chains and the obstacles that activists face when they stand up against corporate…
Call for papers: Financialization and Development in the Global South
Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 26 to 28 November 2019 (para español: desplácese hacia abajo) From 26 to 28 November 2019, SOMO, Centro Cultural de la Cooperación Floreal Gorini, with scholars from the University…
Overpriced drugs developed with tax money
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…
Overpriced
Drugs Developed with Dutch Public Funding
How public money goes into drug development
Hundreds of MEP candidates pledge to challenge the financial lobby
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…
European Development Bank significantly strengthens its grievance mechanism
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…
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