A group of over 270 civil society organisations is calling on President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to avoid deregulation in her forthcoming ‘competitiveness compass’. In an open letter, they stress the critical need, in their view, to preserve the rules acquired in terms of protecting health, nature, the climate, social justice and the rights of trade unions and workers.
“The emphasis by the new team of EU Commissioners on ‘competitiveness through...