EU in crisis: analysis, resistance and alternatives to Corporate Europe - Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 May 2012: Maison des Associations Internationales, Brussels http://corporateeurope.org/eu-crisis-analysis-resistance-and-alternatives-corporate-europe
The Brus$els Business – Who Runs the European Union? http://corporateeurope.org/it/node/895 http://www.thebrusselsbusiness.eu/ This doc is being shown over these few days on Russia Today's Spotlight documentary slot - THE BRUSSELS BUSINESS Trailer English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEaK2OteEws http://www.thebrusselsbusiness.eu/ http://rt.com/programs/documentary/brussels-business-eu-capital/ March 16, 2012 - 10:29 Lobbycracy The Brus$els Business - Who Runs the European Union? - which puts the spotlight on the power of the lobbying industry in Brussels - is to have its Belgian Premiere at the Millenium Documentary Film Festival in Brussels on Thursday 19 April 2012. Corporate Europe Observatory was approached by the filmmakers at the start of their project and our early work features prominently in the film, which tells the story of how industry lobby groups heavily influenced the EU's development from the 1980s onwards. Since that time, the presence of industry lobbyists in Brussels has grown – as has their influence and the corporate agenda is clearly visible in the EU's policies – including in its response to the crisis. This year, CEO celebrates its 15th birthday – and in May this year we will be marking the event with a conference that highlights the corporate influence on the current crises facing the European Union. Here’s how the film-makers introduce “The Brus$els Business” movie: “In the early 1990s two young men come across the huge influence of lobbying on the EU decision-making in Brussels. One starts to investigate and fight it and becomes the EU’s leading lobby-watchdog, the other becomes a high profile lobbyist for 40 multinational companies. The film dives into the shadowy world of lobbying, the secretive networks of power and big business influence on EU-policy-making in Brussels. It tells the non-official version of the European Integration since the 1980s, the story of the neoliberal take-over in European politics. At a time when Europe is facing a deep crisis that can bring the world economy to collapse this film tries to answer one question millions of people ask themselves: Who runs the European Union?” You can find more information about the “The Brus$els Business” on the website and more information about the Millenium Documentary Film Festival here. The movie will enter cinemas in other countries over the coming months, while the TV version will be showed on ARTE, Belgian, German and Austria TV in the autumn. Further reading “The Brus$els Business” features a number of important cases of industry influence over the last 15-20 years which Corporate Europe Observatory has researched and documented. Here’s a selection of recommended reading: Europe, Inc – Regional and Global Restructuring and the Rise of Corporate Power", 2000, Pluto Press, London. Three chapters can be read on line: Writing the Script: The European Roundtable of Industrialists Polishing the EMU: The Association for the Monetary Union of Europe Doing Business in Amsterdam: The ERT, UNICE and the Treaty of Amsterdam “MAIGALOMANIA! Citizens and the Environment Sacrificed to Corporate Investment Agenda”, report on the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), February 1998. “WTO Millennium Bug: TNC Control Over Global Trade Politics”, report about the proposed Millennium Round of negotiations in the World Trade Organisation, July 1999. “Would you bank on them?”, report about industry capture of the high- level EU advisory group on the financial crisis, February 2009 nicht mit Facebook verbunden nicht mit Twitter verbunden nicht mit Google+ verbunden Einstellungen Similar entries The Brus$els Business – Qui dirige l'Union Européenne? The Brus$els Business – Qui dirige l'Union Européenne?, un film qui revient sur le pouvoir de l'industrie du lobbying à Bruxelles, sera projeté pour la première fois en Belgique au Festival du Film Millénium à Bruxelles le 19 avril 2012. Corporate Europe Observatory a été approché par les réalisateurs au début de leur projet et le film revient largement sur nos premiers travaux, racontant la profonde influence de certains groupes de pression industriels sur le développement de l'UE à partir des années 80. -- -- Please consider seriously the reason why these elite institutions are not discussed in the mainstream press despite the immense financial and political power they wield? There are sick and evil occultists running the Western World. They are power mad lunatics like something from a kids cartoon with their fingers on the nuclear button! Armageddon is closer than you thought. 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