European Network on Debt and Development

…BRUSSELS, 9 April. Today the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU agreed a compromise text on transparency of extractive industries. The text will be adopted by the Parliament and the Council in the coming months.  If … →

…Brussels, 21 March 2013 – A group of non-governmental organisations from Europe and Latin America this week raised concerns about new European development cooperation policies – questioning whether so-called ‘blending mechanisms’ are favouring multinational corporations and big banks over poverty … →

…Sixty years ago – on February 27, 1953 – the London Debt Accord was signed. It was an extraordinary and historic agreement that cancelled 50% of Germany’s pre- and post-war debts to external lenders and signalled the beginning of half … →

…Campaigners are calling for a fundamental overhaul of World Bank lending to financial markets actors, following the publication of an Ombudsman audit. Friday 8 February 2013 - The World Bank’s Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) released an audit earlier this week (5) showing … →

…5 February 2013 The European Commission’s new draft legislation for how to crack down on financial crime, published today, misses an opportunity to make it much harder for tax evaders, mobsters, arms dealers and corrupt politicians to use Europe’s financial … →

…LONDON 31 January 2013: Public outrage at tax dodging reaches tipping point, as new hip hop video hits out at companies dodging taxes while schools, hospitals and benefits are cut. Owen McEldowney from ‘The Apopalyptics’ who produced the video said: … →

…BRUSSELS 06 12 2012: International development agency Oxfam and the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) welcome the European Commission’s initiative to step up action against tax fraud and tax evasion, which cost billions in tax revenues in Europe but … →

…Ed Davey may have misled parliament over Egypt’s dictator debts 5 Nov 2012 – The UK coalition government’s official export credit insurer UK Export Finance has revealed information about the origin of ‘Third World Debts’ owed to the UK for … →

…BRUSSELS, 16 October 2012: The donor trend of making poorer countries earn overseas aid by achieving set targets before the funds are provided often does little to improve the impact of the assistance, the development network Eurodad says in a … →

… Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2012 As the IMF and World Bank pursue implementation of tax policies in developing countries, members of Civil Society worry that these powerful institutions are putting the interests of international investors above those of the … →