[Pressemeldungen] Press release: Biotech industry’s lobby to deregulate new GM crops pays off

ation of GMOs and in particular the new techniques. Nina Holland, researcher at Corporate Europe Observatory said: “DG SANTE has clearly listened more to the biotech lobby than to anyone else. Its study on new GMOs is yet another example of the corporate capture of EU decision-making. This started right

[Pressemeldungen] Press release: 'Lobby-docs' show big pharma’s misleading arguments on vaccines asking EC to reject global technology sharing

Commission basically agreed to the wishes of the pharmaceutical industry. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) today discloses [2] new documents showing big pharma EFPIA-lobbyists’ arguments to defend monopoly intellectual property rights on vaccines. They reveal industry claims in the early stages

[Pressemeldungen] Press release: The European Commission wants co-decision for industry on how to spend €10 billion of EU public research money

OF PUBLIC EU RESEARCH FUNDING SHOULD BE USED, IN RESEARCH AREAS AS ESSENTIAL AS HEALTHCARE, TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY, BIOMASS-BASED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES OR IT INFRASTRUCTURES. A new analysis [2] by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) shows that the European Commission is proposing to member states

[Pressemeldungen] Press release: Uncovered: the biotech industry’s latest lobby tactics to deregulate new GM crops and animals in Europe

OR LABELING. Through numerous Freedom of Information requests to EU, Dutch and Belgian authorities, lobby watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) uncovered a number of dubious lobby tactics uncovered a number of dubious lobby tactics [4] employed by the biotech industry. Today CEO publishes all

[Pressemeldungen] Press release: The EU is playing a dirty game in WTO vaccines-talks

] OF LOBBY-WATCHDOG CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY (CEO). While EU top-officials still claim that vaccines should be “a common good”, they use false arguments when defending their resistance against the proposal for a waiver on intellectual property rights (1) on all COVID-19 products under WTO-rules

[Pressemeldungen] Press release: Health care privatisation and austerity left EU-countries ill prepared to deal with pandemic

SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED EU MEMBER STATES’ CAPACITY TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH COVID-19, COSTING EXTRA LIVES. A NEW REPORT [2] BY LOBBY WATCHDOG CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY (CEO) PUBLISHED TODAY SHOWS THAT NEOLIBERAL REFORMS THAT WEAKENED PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS WERE IN PART THE RESULT OF EU POLICY

[Pressemeldungen] Press release: EU Ombudsman starts inquiry on opaque handling by Commission of Covid-19 vaccine-contracts

WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT SHAPED THESE CONTRACTS [1]. THIS INQUIRY WAS SPARKED BY COMPLAINTS FILED BY CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY (CEO) EARLIER THIS MONTH AGAINST THE COMMISSION’S HANDLING OF TWO SEPTEMBER 2020 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) REQUESTS. THE OMBUDSMAN HAS ALREADY

[Pressemeldungen] Press release: United Arab Emirates’ growing legion of lobbyists support its "soft superpower" ambitions in Brussels

[1] Press release UNITED ARAB EMIRATES’ GROWING LEGION OF LOBBYISTS SUPPORT ITS "SOFT SUPERPOWER" AMBITIONS IN BRUSSELS _Brussels, 18 December 2020_ IN A NEW REPORT [2] CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY UNCOVERS UNITED ARAB EMIRATES' PR STRATEGY VIA VARIOUS LOBB

[Pressemeldungen] Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory

CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY EMBARGOED TILL APRIL 30TH - 00.01 AM   IN THE MEANTIME IN BRUSSELS: THE EU CORONA LOBBY BONANZA AS THE CORONA PANDEMIC CONTINUES DOMINATING THE LIVES OF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE, CORPORATE LOBBYING IS THRIVING IN BRUSSELS. LOBBYISTS REPRESENTING A WIDE

[Pressemeldungen] Gig economy lobbies fight regulation, as workers and consumers pay the price

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY GIG ECONOMY LOBBIES FIGHT REGULATION, AS WORKERS AND CONSUMERS PAY THE PRICE AS GIG ECONOMY COMPANIES ARE SPENDING MORE THAN EVER ON LOBBYING THE EU, A NEW STUDY [1] TODAY SHOWS HOW THE LIKES OF UBER AND AIRBNB ARE FIGHTING THE REGULATION

[Pressemeldungen] Live links: Hypocrisy, fraud and scandals in Europe’s authoritarian parties

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY THE LINKS HAVE BEEN FIXED. OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE: http://media.corporateeurope.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1762=210164 [1] HYPOCRISY, FRAUD AND SCANDALS

[Pressemeldungen] Massive transparency win as MEPs pass EU General Food Law reform

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY MASSIVE TRANSPARENCY WIN AS MEPS PASS EU GENERAL FOOD LAW REFORM IN THE FINAL PLENARY SESSION OF THIS LEGISLATURE, MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TODAY PASSED THE EU’S GENERAL FOOD LAW REFORM [1]. MAKING THE PUBLICATION OF TOXICITY DATA

[Pressemeldungen] Mandatory EU lobby transparency sunken by EU Institutions

MEMBER GROUP CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY COMMENTED: "Corporate lobbies in the EU are ever-better funded and keep intensifying their attempts to skew EU policy-making in their interest, but the current transparency system is still voluntary and full of loopholes. The inability of Commi

[Pressemeldungen] Captured states: when EU governments channel corporate interests - new report

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY CAPTURED STATES: WHEN EU GOVERNMENTS CHANNEL CORPORATE INTERESTS AHEAD OF A LOOMING BREXIT, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS, AND A NEW EU COMMISSION, CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY’S NEW REPORT “_CAPTURED STATES: WHEN EU GOVERNMENTS CHANNEL CORPORATE

[Pressemeldungen] Jonathan Hill cashes in on Brexit with revolving door move to Swiss bank UBS

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY JONATHAN HILL CASHES IN ON BREXIT WITH REVOLVING DOOR MOVE TO SWISS BANK UBS EX-EU FINANCE COMMISSIONER JONATHAN HILL’S NEW ROLE AS BREXIT ADVISOR AT MAJOR SWISS INVESTMENT BANK UBS IS THE LATEST ILLUSTRATION OF THE EU COMMISSION’S SERIOUS REVOLVING

[Pressemeldungen] Industry reactions show EU can’t rely on voluntary schemes to tackle plastic crisis

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY +++EMBARGOED UNTIL TUESDAY 22 MAY 2018, 00:01 CEST+++ INDUSTRY REACTIONS SHOW EU CAN’T RELY ON VOLUNTARY COOPERATION TO TACKLE PLASTIC CRISIS THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO DELIVER ON COMMITMENTS FOR TACKLING SINGLE-USE

[Pressemeldungen] AirBnB lobbies EU to fight cities’ attempts to protect affordable housing

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY AIRBNB LOBBIES EU TO FIGHT CITIES’ ATTEMPTS TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE EU LOBBYING OF ONLINE TOURISM PLATFORM AIRBNB IS AT THE CENTRE OF A NEW CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY REPORT. "UNFAIRBNB [1]" LOOKS AT THE WAY IN WHICH THEI

[Pressemeldungen] Third of top staff at EU’s financial regulator came from or went into industry

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY THIRD OF TOP STAFF AT EU COMMISSION’S FINANCIAL REGULATOR CAME FROM OR WENT INTO INDUSTRY TEN YEARS AFTER THE START OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, THE REVOLVING DOOR CONTINUES TO SWING BOTH WAYS AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE RESPONSIBLE

[Pressemeldungen] Final Barrosogate ruling means Commission must get off its high horse

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY IN REACTION TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN’S FINAL RULING [1] REGARDING THE EU COMMISSION’S HANDLING OF ITS FORMER PRESIDENT BARROSO’S REVOLVING DOOR MOVE TO INVESTMENT BANK GOLDMAN SACHS, CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORYS TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS CAMPAIGNER

[Pressemeldungen] EU Commission confirms Barroso lobbies for Goldman Sachs, must re-assess case

the Commission to re-evaluate Barroso's job at the bank, considering that he has actively lobbyied the European Commission on behalf of Goldman Sachs. MARGARIDA SILVA FROM ALTER-EU MEMBER GROUP CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY SAID: "Commissioner Katainen's letter strongly suggests that Ba

[Pressemeldungen] New ethics rules for ex-EU Commissioners only rebranding

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY NEW ETHICS RULES FOR EX-EU COMMISSIONERS ONLY REBRANDING REACTING TO THE REFORMED CODE OF CONDUCT RULES FOR EX-EU COMMISSIONERS COMING INTO FORCE TODAY, CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORYS TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS CAMPAIGNER MARGARIDA SILVA SAID

[Pressemeldungen] EU Ombudsman chides ECB director Draghi for G30 memberhsip

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY EU OMBUDSMAN CHIDES ECB DIRECTOR DRAGHI FOR G30 MEMBERSHIP THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN TODAY FOLLOWED CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY’S CALL FOR EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK (ECB) PRESIDENT MARIO DRAGHI TO SUSPEND HIS MEMBERSHIP OF THE GROUP OF 30 (G30). HER

[Pressemeldungen] Corporate lobby scene at heart of new Brussels travel guide

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY CORPORATE LOBBY SCENE AT HEART OF NEW BRUSSELS TRAVEL GUIDE THE CITY OF BRUSSELS IS FAMOUS FOR BEER, FRIES, CHOCOLATE – AND LOBBYING. ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY, LOBBY MONITORING NGO CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY (CEO) TODAY PUBLISHED

[Pressemeldungen] Pesticide industry instrumentalised Pope’s image to defend toxic products

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY PESTICIDE INDUSTRY INSTRUMENTALISED POPE’S IMAGE TO DEFEND TOXIC PRODUCTS AT THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE [1] (FFA), ORGANISERS FROM PESTICIDE CORPORATION SYNGENTA AND THE EUROPEAN LANDOWNERS’ ORGANISATION SCREENED A VIDEO FEATURING

[Pressemeldungen] Law firms ignore voluntary EU lobby register

Press release from Alter-EU read press release online: http://media.corporateeurope.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1=280 Brussels, 31/05/2016: LAW FIRMS IGNORE VOLUNTARY EU LOBBY REGISTER Too many law firms in Brussels are absent from the EU lobby transparency register while clearly running

[Pressemeldungen] CEO/FoEE Press Release: Ombudsman’s ruling on Stoiber’s appointment process constituted ‘maladministration’ and was misleading

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY; FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE Press release *** OMBUDSMAN’S RULING: STOIBER’S APPOINTMENT PROCESS CONSTITUTED ‘MALADMINISTRATION’ AND WAS MISLEADING *** In a strongly worded decision, the appointment process

[Pressemeldungen] 10 days after Panama Papers, will MEPs attack the right to information on private companies?

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY 10 DAYS AFTER PANAMA PAPERS, WILL MEPS ATTACK THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ON PRIVATE COMPANIES? voir version française ci-dessous Following a short debate in an almost empty parliament last night in Strasbourg, the stakes for the vote on the trade

[Pressemeldungen] Zombie attack! TTIP corporate super rights come back from the dead

PRESS RELEASE from CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY ZOMBIE ATTACK! TTIP CORPORATE SUPER RIGHTS COME BACK FROM THE DEAD The European Commission's "new" investor protection proposal brings the same controversial corporate super rights back from the dead according to a new report [1] by Corpor

[Pressemeldungen] TTIP pillar already being used to torpedo public interest laws and democracy

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY TTIP PILLAR ALREADY BEING USED TO TORPEDO PUBLIC INTEREST LAWS AND DEMOCRACY Regulatory cooperation under the proposed EU-US trade deal (TTIP) will strengthen

[Pressemeldungen] Brussels, Big Energy, & revolving doors: a hothouse for climate change

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY BRUSSELS, BIG ENERGY, & REVOLVING DOORS: A HOTHOUSE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Conflicts of interest in the field of energy and climate policy are being ignored b

[Pressemeldungen] Talking dirty – climate & energy Commissioners all ears for big polluters

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY TALKING DIRTY – CLIMATE & ENERGY COMMISSIONERS ALL EARS FOR BIG POLLUTERS Big energy and fossil fuel companies enjoy privileged access to Europe's top cli

[Pressemeldungen] One in three ex-commissioners go through revolving door into problematic new roles

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY ONE IN THREE EX-COMMISSIONERS GO THROUGH REVOLVING DOOR INTO PROBLEMATIC NEW ROLES Nine former European commissioners who left office a year ago this week have

[Pressemeldungen] Free trade deals set to ravage Europe’s public services

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY FREE TRADE DEALS SET TO RAVAGE EUROPE’S PUBLIC SERVICES Public services in the EU are under threat from transatlantic trade agreements that could endanger

[Pressemeldungen] Commission's secretive tobacco lobby contacts breach UN rules - Ombudsman

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY COMMISSIONS SECRETIVE TOBACCO LOBBY CONTACTS BREACH UN RULES - OMBUDSMAN The EU Ombudsman has upheld a complaint [2] by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO

[Pressemeldungen] Big money and close ties behind Big Pharma's Brussels lobby efforts – new study

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY BIG MONEY AND CLOSE TIES BEHIND BIG PHARMAS BRUSSELS LOBBY EFFORTS – NEW STUDY A new report [2] released today reveals the dramatic extent of the pharmaceutical

[Pressemeldungen] Revolving doors between business politics greasing the wheels of the TTIP lobby

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY REVOLVING DOORS BETWEEN BUSINESS POLITICS GREASING THE WHEELS OF THE TTIP LOBBY Spinning revolving doors between the European public and private sectors risks

[Pressemeldungen] Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY NEW RESEARCH REVEALS MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCIAL INDUSTRY LOBBYING PUSH FOR TTIP New research by lobby watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory and SumOfUs

[Pressemeldungen] Un nouveau rapport révèle que les entreprises pharmaceutiques et le monde de la finance ont augmenté leur lobbying pro-TTIP

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY UN NOUVEAU RAPPORT RÉVÈLE QUE LES ENTREPRISES PHARMACEUTIQUES ET LE MONDE DE LA FINANCE ONT AUGMENTÉ LEUR LOBBYING PRO-TTIP Les recherches entreprises par

[Pressemeldungen] TTIP leak: EU proposal undermines democratic values

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY TTIP LEAK: EU PROPOSAL UNDERMINES DEMOCRATIC VALUES CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS DENOUNCE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S LEAKED TTIP PROPOSAL According to a new leaked [2

[Pressemeldungen] Making Brussels’ lobbying fully transparent - Debate 23/04/15 9.30-12.30 European Parliament, Brussels

Press release from Alter-eu [1] | read press release online [2]   PRESS RELEASE FROM ALTER-EU   MAKING BRUSSELS’ LOBBYING FULLY TRANSPARENT: A DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF THE EU LOBBY TRANSPARENCY REGISTER Organised by Vice President Sylvie Guillaume MEP and the ALTER-EU coalition

[Pressemeldungen] Trade secrets proposal withdrawn in France but threats remain from draft EU directive

Corporate Europe Observatory | read this e-mail online [1]   CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY TRADE SECRETS PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN IN FRANCE BUT THREATS REMAIN FROM DRAFT EU DIRECTIVE While the work of investigative and economic affairs journalists across Europe is threatened by the legal

[Pressemeldungen] Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY CEO STATEMENT ON NEW TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Corporate Europe Observatory welcomes the announcement [2] by European Commission first

[Pressemeldungen] Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory

Press release from Corporate Europe Observatory | read press release online [1] PRESS RELEASE FROM CORPORATE EUROPE OBSERVATORY _ Friends of the Earth Europe, LobbyControl, Spinwatch_ On 29 October 2014, the Barroso Commission authorised [2] the move of its former colleague, ex