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Victory in campaign for EU deal on transparency in the extractive sector

April 23, 2013

Catherine Olier, Policy Advisor at Oxfam’s EU Office, reflects on a hard-fought victory that will force oil, gas, mining and logging companies to come clean on their finances in the developing world. The European Parliament and EU member states are expected to give their final green light to the agreement in the coming months, bringing… » read more

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English, Extractive industries

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Message to EU: champion transparency in extractive industries

November 14, 2012

In a ‘Letter to Europe’ published in the Financial Times, Oxfam and other NGOs of the Publish What You Pay coalition are calling key EU decision makers to resist pressure from the oil industry and champion transparency in oil, gas, mining and logging industries. The institutions of the European Union (EU)– the European Commission, the… » read more

Posted by Oxfam International EU Advocacy

Accounting and transparency, Aid Effectiveness, English, Extractive industries

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The truth behind the ‘resource curse’

July 17, 2012

The problem Too many resource-rich poor countries, such as Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo, are suffering from what some call ‘the resource curse’. Multinational companies are exploiting their resources in a non-transparent way, and there is scant legislation in place to stop them. This needs to change. The European Parliament and EU governments… » read more

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Accounting and transparency, English

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Oxfam's EU Advocacy office in Brussels

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.

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.

Our work spans numerous policy areas including food security, climate change, development policy and finance, and the provision of humanitarian assistance to victims of conflicts and natural disasters.

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