Complaint to the European Ombudsman on the Omnibus proposal

A coalition of eight NGOs lodged a formal complaint with the European Ombudsman, condemning the undemocratic, untransparent and rushed way in which the European Commission has developed the Omnibus proposal. 

ClientEarth, Anti-Slavery International, Clean Clothes Campaign, European Coalition for Corporate Justice, Friends of the Earth Europe, Global Witness, Notre Affaire À Tous and T&E accuse the Commission of:

• Failing to properly assess the environmental and social impacts of amending corporate laws designed to protect EU citizens;
• Failing to assess whether its proposal aligns with the EU’s climate-neutrality target – in breach of its obligations under the European Climate Law;
• Sidestepping from broad consultations to favour closed-door meetings dominated by oil and gas industry interests (the content of which were revealed only through press leaks)