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19.11.2020 Page

UN Guiding Principles and further international dimensions of the NAP 

The Federal Government and German industry have launched a number of initiatives to implement the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights. These initiatives form part of a global process to ensure human rights due diligence.

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10.11.2020 Article

Strengthening social dialogue in Europe together

The functionality of social dialogue has a major impact on the economy. Within the framework of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, a new review has been drawn up which highlights the considerable differences among the EU member states which continue to exist.

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13.10.2020 Article

Monitoring the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights (NAP)

Within the scope of a monitoring process carried out between 2018 and 2020, the Federal Government reviewed the extent to which companies based in Germany with more than 500 employees are meeting their due diligence obligations enshrined in the NAP.

NAP monitoring: a closer look at the corporate world
06.07.2020 Article

New impetus for business and human rights

On 7 July 2020, Minister of State Niels Annen will host a virtual conference to mark the start of an initiative to improve implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The goal is to further improve respect for human rights in supply chains.

Cotton harvest
08.06.2020 Article

Signal of support for rules-based free trade in times of crisis: Vietnamese National Assembly paves the way for free trade Agreement with the EU

The Vietnamese National Assembly has approved the free trade agreement with the EU. In so doing, it is sending an important signal of support for an open, rules-based trade system needed particularly for the economic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Taking EU-Viet Nam trade to a new level

Press releases

  1. 14.07.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the briefing about the results of the 2020 NAP monitoring process

  2. 24.02.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on his visit to the Human Rights Council in Geneva

  3. 13.01.2020 Press release

    Minister of State Annen travels to India

  4. 12.12.2019 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the blocking of the WTO’s arbitration function

  5. 02.12.2019 Press release

    Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

  6. 08.11.2019 Press release

    Human Rights Commissioner Kofler prior to her departure for Qatar and the United Arab Emirates

  7. 04.10.2019 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the decision by the US Government to impose punitive tariffs on imports from the EU following WTO ruling

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