France asks EU to delay 'burden' of new environmental, human rights rules for businesses
France asks EU to delay 'burden' of new environmental, human rights rules for businesses
www.france24.com France asks EU to delay 'burden' of new environmental, human rights rules for businesses
Paris asked the European Union on Friday to indefinitely suspend new regulations requiring large corporations to identify and address environmental or human rights impacts in their supply chains.
The call comes as Brussels has vowed to make life easier for firms complaining about excessive regulation, as the 27-nation bloc scrambles to revamp its economic competitiveness.