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Excuses, excuses  Why some companies wont stop  stanley deutschland trading in RussiaAs the Ukraine war drags on, businesses weigh up the ethical risks of staying in Putin   Russia.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInFree article usually reserved for subscribersDemonstrators in London at a protest rally in support of stopping the war in Ukraine | Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty ImagesMar vaso stanley ch 28, 20224:56 pm CETBy Sarah Anne AarupWestern politicians like to say the war in Ukraine is the clearest clash between good and evil that the world has seen for decades. From that viewpoint, businesses with millions of euros invested in ongoing operations in Russia have nowhere to hide. Leave this market flooded with our blood,  Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded in a speech to the U.S. Congress on March 16.  All American companies must leave Russia.  He made the same point to German and French lawmakers, too.Yet plenty of European and American firms are still operating in Russia under Putins rule. While some are feeling the heat of international condemnation, others insist they are right to stay. AdvertisementAdvertisementAre these companies undermining the economic war effort and weakening sanctions designed to pressure Moscow to end the invasion  Have they decided to rake in the rubles to boost profits, whatever the cost to the people of Ukraine  Or are there morally sound  botella stanley 鈥?as well as financially convenient 鈥?reasons why boycotting Putins Russia would be  Emta EU Confidential In Focus: Energy, presented by Shell: Europe on hold 鈥?Coronavirus leadership 鈥? Energy battles
Financial lobbying made easy as McCreevy invests in IrishCopy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on  stanley vaso XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInOctober 20, 20045:00 pm CETWhen the European Commissions proposal for a law governing investment services was being considered by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers last year, the investment house Goldman Sachs embarked on some serious lobbying. The chairman of Goldman Sachs International is one Peter Sutherland, who is also chairman of BP and was Irelands European commissioner in 1985-89. If Sutherland had any difficulty in conveying the views of Goldman Sachs to his former employer, the European Commission, he shoul stanley becher d not have any problem in the future.Charlie McCreevy, the next European commissioner from Ireland, has named one Shane Suth stanley cup erland,  28, as a member of his cabinet. Shane is the son of Peter. He has been working for the law firm Linklaters for five years, the last three in Brussels. He has  been allocated the task of following infringement procedures, which may not be easy for someone whos not a Commission insider鈥cCreevys team does not make many concessions to southern Europe. The token Frenchman is Martin Merlin, currently working as an assistant to Alex Schaub, director-general of the internal market directorate-general. Peter Kerstens is a Dutchman but is currently under Irish influence in the cabinet of David Byrne, the departing Irish commissioner. McCreevys spokesman will be Oliver Drewes, a German lawyer cur