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Advocating for EU policies that fight inequality - now and for the long term.

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Our monthly media advisory is out.

This month, we are keeping an eye on:

✅ New Oxfam report on critical raw materials mining, investments & linked abuses.
✅ EU discussions on Gaza & EU-Israel relations at the #FAC
✅ Oxfam at #COP.

Read more 🔗 www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-eu-...
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‼️ European banks pour nearly €8 billion a year into critical minerals mining despite links to human rights & environmental abuses.

🔗 www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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European banks are investing heavily in the the critical minerals sector, while neglecting environmental and social safeguards, a new report says.
EU banks funding 'abusive' mining operations
European banks are investing heavily in the the critical minerals sector, while neglecting environmental and social safeguards, a new report says.
euobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“This is not about a few bad apples, but rather a system that allows Europe’s financiers off the hook as the rules are too weak,” said Kees Kodde, Oxfam and Fair Finance International Project Lead.

@euobserver.com

euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
EU banks funding 'abusive' mining operations
European banks are investing heavily in the the critical minerals sector, while neglecting environmental and social safeguards, a new report says.
euobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Financial institutions ‘fall short’ on addressing ESG risks of critical mineral mining.

Weakening EU due diligence rules exposes European critical mineral investors to financial and reputation risks, report argues.

@sustainableviews.bsky.social

www.sustainableviews.com/financial-in...
Financial institutions ‘fall short’ on addressing ESG risks of critical mineral mining
Weakening EU due diligence rules exposes European critical mineral investors to financial and reputation risks, report argues  European financial institutions are falling “significantly short” on addr...
www.sustainableviews.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
‼️ European banks pour nearly €8 billion a year into critical minerals mining despite links to human rights & environmental abuses.

🔗 www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
‼️New report exposing how European banks & investors are blindly investing in mining companies linked to human rights and environmental abuses.

📆 17 November
📩 [email protected] for an embargoed copy
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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An unfortunate salvo as #COP30 opens today in Belem, Brazil:

Two deadly typhoons in a span of one week in the world's most disaster-prone country must be enough to convince the government leaders of the Philippines and other countries to act urgently and seriously to end the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Projected a clear message from Belém: Time’s up! #MakeRichPollutersPay 📢
We’re amplifying Indigenous voices, demanding climate finance for those on the frontline. It’s time for real action and resources to protect people and the planet.
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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🚨 The European Parliament is about to start debating a law that would harm millions across Europe. With 250+ groups we call on EU lawmakers to reject it.
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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SLEEPING ON THE JOB: Ahead of #COP30, Oxfam staged a Big Heads protest in Belem, Brazil to call out rich nations for their climate inaction❗️

#MakeRichPollutersPay
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Our monthly media advisory is out.

This month, we are keeping an eye on:

✅ New Oxfam report on critical raw materials mining, investments & linked abuses.
✅ EU discussions on Gaza & EU-Israel relations at the #FAC
✅ Oxfam at #COP.

Read more 🔗 www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-eu-...
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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REACTION: Latest UNEP Emissions Gap report shows that the super-rich are putting world on track for climate catastrophe❗️

More 👉 oxf.am/emissions-gap

#MakeRichPollutersPay #EmissionsGap
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our monthly media advisory is out.

This month, we are keeping an eye on:

✅ New Oxfam report on critical raw materials mining, investments & linked abuses.
✅ EU discussions on Gaza & EU-Israel relations at the #FAC
✅ Oxfam at #COP.

Read more 🔗 www.oxfam.org/en/oxfam-eu-...
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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🚨 NEW joint statement

It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.

Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
JOINT STATEMENT Call for European Parliament to deliver a credible and ambitious approach on Omnibus I - ECCJ
corporatejustice.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A #ceasefire is not a loophole.

It can't be turned on an off at will. Since the ceasefire agreement, Israel has killed over 250 Palestinians.

We need a sustained ceasefire, justice and real accountability for the genocide.
October 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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‼️ Europe’s Elite Emit More Carbon in a Week than Someone from the Bottom Half Does in a Year.

New Oxfam research reveals how Europe’s wealthiest are driving the bloc’s emissions while ordinary Europeans make the steepest cuts.

Read 👉 oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

#ClimateCrisis
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The CO2 emissions of the 450,000 richest Europeans are 53 times higher than those of the poorest half of the EU, according to a study published this Wednesday by the NGO Oxfam.
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
‼️ Europe’s Elite Emit More Carbon in a Week than Someone from the Bottom Half Does in a Year.

New Oxfam research reveals how Europe’s wealthiest are driving the bloc’s emissions while ordinary Europeans make the steepest cuts.

Read 👉 oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

#ClimateCrisis
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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MEDIA REACTION: Ten years on from the Paris Agreement, rich countries’ pitiful climate targets fall drastically short.

Global leaders must deliver more ambitious NDCs at #COP30 to put humanity on a safer path.

👉 oxf.am/ndc-2025
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
While the EU opens the door to water down its climate law, our new report - due out tmrw - reveals the stark gap in emissions between Europe’s elite and ordinary people.

Reporting on EU watering down #climate laws by @l-guillot.bsky.social 👇

www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
EU opens door to watered down climate law over 2040 emissions target impasse
European leaders are pushing for more industry flexibilities to reach a deal.
www.politico.eu
October 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Refusing entry: According to a joint statement signed by 41 NGOs including Médecins Sans Frontières and Oxfam, Israeli authorities prevented some $50 million in aid from 17 international NGOs from entering the enclave between Oct. 10-21.

Read more in @politico.eu 👇
At EUCO last week, Belgium shot down plans to use Russia’s frozen assets as a financial lifeline for Kyiv.

So now, countries may be asked to raise billions in joint debt as part of a “Plan B" to keep Ukraine afloat.

Brussels Playbook digs in 👇
Europe’s Plan B for Ukraine
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www.politico.eu
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
‼️New Oxfam #Climate Report.

📆29 October.

The report delves into the gap in carbon emissions between the wealthiest Europeans and ordinary Europeans.

Write to [email protected] for an embargoed copy.
October 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Oxfam joins 41 organizations operating on the ground in #Gaza in calling on the Israel government to uphold its commitments under the ceasefire agreement and international law and let humanitarian aid flow freely.

👉 oxf.am/Gaza-aid
October 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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‘What happens now and how the EU responds will be a crucial test of the EU's moral compass and political credibility,’ warns Oxfam.

The EU must maintain pressure on Israel to end their human rights violations❗

@oxfaminternational.bsky.social in @elpais.com 👇

elpais.com/internaciona...
Más de 400 ex altos cargos europeos instan a la UE a que mantenga la presión sobre Israel
Los ministros de Exteriores debatirán el lunes el plan de paz de Trump, pero la posibilidad de sancionar al Gobierno de Netanyahu pierde fuerza
elpais.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Europe: A bystander to realpolitik, or a broker of principled peace?

Read Oxfam's statement ahead of EU foreign affairs ministers on Monday.

🔗https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/europe-bystander-realpolitik-or-broker-principled-peace

#FAC
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM