17/03/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 17 March, the office of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, officially declined an invitation from “a major coalition of more than 270 NGOs, trade unions and rights groups” to a ‘counter-summit’ to the Antwerp summit, which brought industrial players together on 11 February, the NGOs said in a press release (see EUROPE B13826A29). The coalition, which now includes more than 320 organisations, is maintaining its...