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Don’t put border security before safety of people
Oxfam is dismayed by the results of the European summit, which has strengthened a security-led approach to border control as the principal response of Europe to the plight of people arriving at its borders.
World’s most vulnerable people must not be forgotten as climate negotiations come to a close
Oxfam Executive Director Helen Szoke said: “Climate funding, urgent emissions reductions and loss and damage must not be the casualties in the eleventh hour.
As negotiators close in on a climate deal, some wins and some losses
In reaction to another draft of the climate change agreement unveiled on Thursday night in Paris, Oxfam Executive Director Helen Szoke said:
No movement on key issues in new Paris text - this is crunch time at COP21
“There is still a long way to go: this is crunch time. The chance to set new funding targets from when the Paris deal comes into force in 2020 is still very much on the table and needs to stay there if developing countries are to have any hope of more support in the years ahead."
Hours before the release of a new draft of the Paris agreement, signs look grim
The situation looks grim as Oxfam awaits the release of a revised and likely second-to-last draft of a global climate change agreement, expected to be released on Wednesday afternoon. Our experts are concerned that negotiators might be settling for the lowest common denominator in several critical areas.
EU ministers miss opportunity to send strong signal on FTT to COP in Paris
EU finance ministers still cannot agree on decisive elements of a European Financial Transaction Tax - a missed chance for a strong signal to the climate summit in Paris.
Tax reform is key alongside MNC probes, says Oxfam, as Brussels investigates McDonald’s
Oxfam welcomes the investigation of tax deals major companies strike with EU member states, but tax reform is key to end harmful and unfair tax practices.
World leaders’ words need to be turned into action at COP21
EU budget 2016: EU boosts funds for refugee crisis and development to historic high – good move, say ONE and Oxfam
ONE and Oxfam welcome that the highest amount of funding ever has been allocated to refugees and development programs in the European Union's 2016 budget.
European Parliament takes important step to end tax dodging
With the adoption of the TAXE report, the European Parliament voted in favor of specific recommendations aimed at stopping corporate tax avoidance across the European Union.
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