Posts by Karen Melchior
Due Diligence Mandate for European Parliament
It was a big moment when we in the European Parliament last week voted through the compromise on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive! Now the negotiations with the Council (the EU Member States) can begin. The “due diligence” directive defines what responsible big companies must do to minimise their impact on the environment and…
Read MoreFree Period Products for EP Visitors
I am happy to share that the European Parliament is launching a pilot project of providing free period products at our visitors’ toilets! Thank you to all my colleagues from different political groups who supported this initiative of mine, which the Parliament has adopted. We believe that menstrual security should be a collective issue. It…
Read MoreChatControl is illegal, so what can we do to protect kids?
We don’t have to spy on our children to keep them safe, and digital filters and flagging aren’t a magic wand we can wave to make societies’ problems disappear. Instead of a paternalistic approach using flawed technology that won’t protect kids and will make it harder to catch abuse, we can use technology to empower our children to identify risks, and then reach out to trusted adults.
Read MoreTwitter kills 3rd party app ecosystem?
Potentially anticompetitive shutdown by Twitter of third-party app ecosystem Last week, a service (API) provided by Twitter allowing third-party software to interact with the social network was shut down. For decades access via API spurred the development of a commercial ecosystem of third-party apps built around Twitter: software for tweet scheduling, business customer service, posting…
Read MoreAre Shares in Companies Undue Influence?
I find it super important to have transparency and openness about potential undue influence on politicians. So I welcome any conversation and questions about this. The financial interests of politicians is part of this conversation. As uncomfortable as it is being quizzed on my personal finances and talking about them openly. This is the only…
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