How vulnerable are the EU institutions to undue corporate influence, and what gaps exist in EU lobbying and ethics rules?
Listen to the brand new podcast episode, where Kenneth Haar discusses the link between the announced trade tariffs from the USA to the EU and deregulation.
Nestlé and Yara are among the big corporate interests that have had to increase their lobby register declarations. Other registrants have been removed for massively over-reporting their EU lobby spending.
Check out our new posts on Deregulation Watch which helps civil society monitor new developments in the deregulation agenda, assess what’s at stake, and organise in defence of strong social, environmental, and human rights protections.
The European Commission’s deregulation wave means attacks on labour rights, climate policies, nature protection, public health, and more. We explain the basic scheme behind this wave of destruction – and reveal the reality behind five key buzzwords.
The Clean Industrial Deal is the EU Commission’s flagship policy – but despite the name, it’s definitely not clean. This series will guide you through the basics with our answers to some frequently asked questions. Part II is on gas imports and energy prices.
Corporate Europe Observatory welcomes the EU’s tightening of enforcement of UN rules for a firewall between decision-makers, and tobacco lobbyists. But we also explore possible loopholes and urge robust enforcement.
The Clean Industrial Deal is the EU Commission’s flagship policy – but despite the name, it’s definitely not clean. This series will guide you through the basics with our answers to some frequently asked questions. Part I is on competitiveness.
The EU is developing a Code of Practice to govern general purpose AI, as part of the implementation of the AI Act. But Big Tech has heavily influenced the process to successfully weaken the Code.
A US think tank that recently opened a Brussels office to lobby for aggressively lower taxes is received with open arms by the Commission. But who is behind the organisation, and who funds it? The Transparency Register fails to reveal dark money flows – in the Tax Foundation’s case from US right-wing libertarian sources – and as such clearly needs a make-over.
Documents show the European Commission initiated its attacks on civil society funding due to pressure from right wing MEPs early 2024, even if the institution must have known their arguments were false. These attacks on NGOs were recently amplified by fake news; worryingly, Parliamentary proposals are now being made and voted on the basis of these false claims.
Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl reveal the sheer corporate lobby firepower in the EU, analysed by sector. Big Tech, Energy, Banking, and Chemicals dominate.
CEO has submitted a formal complaint to the EU Transparency Register secretariat against the Orban-linked thinktank MCC Brussels for failing to disclose financial information, including funding sources.
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