January 26, 2012
Denmark has an excellent track record of commitment and expertise when it comes to helping the world’s poorest. Onlookers have good reason to hope that Denmark will make sure that the EU remains ambitious in its development and humanitarian goals and keeps its promise to place poverty eradication at the heart of EU external action.… » read more
Posted by Oxfam International EU Advocacy
January 24, 2012
As support grows for a European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) so do the number of negative myths being put forward by its opponents. The key criticisms are: An EU FTT will cause business to relocate An EU FTT will negatively impact on growth and jobs An EU will hit savings, pensions or small businesses An… » read more
Posted by Oxfam International EU Advocacy
Oxfam International’s European Union office in Brussels works to influence key decision-makers to ensure that EU policies affecting poor countries have a far reaching, positive impact on the lives of those most in need.
