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Corporate Europe Observatory - Lobbycracy
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Link: http://corporateeurope.org/lobbycracy
Description: Brussels is at the centre of EU decision-making and as such attracts thousands of lobbyists, promoting the interests of big business. Easily outnumbering and outspending public interest groups, corporate lobbyists are also given privileged access by the European institutions. The emerging lobbycracy results in flawed policies that put commercial interests above those of people and the environment and undermines the very basis of democracy.
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Olaf's Leaked Dalligate Report Underlines Need To End Tobacco Lobbyist's Role As Eu Ethics Adviser
Published: Wednesday May 8th 5AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/news/ol...bacco-lobbyist-role-eu-ethics-adviser
Description: Corporate Europe Observatory, Corporate Accountability International and LobbyControl have today urged Commission President Barroso to end Michel Petite's membership of the Commission's ad hoc ethical committee. Mr. Petite is the former head of the Commission's Legal Service who went through the revolving door to work for Clifford Chance, a lobbying-law-firm with corporate clients such as tobacco giant Phillip Morris. OLAF's investigation report on the case around ex-Commissioner Dalli, leaked l... read more »
Tackling Tax Evasion: Will The Commission Listen To Anyone But Industry
Published: Tuesday May 7th 5AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/blog/ta...ill-commission-listen-anyone-industry
Description: lux.jpg As the European Commission closes the application process for its new Tax Good Governance Platform in the midst of more scandalous news of offshore tax avoidance and evasion, it needs to learn from past mistakes and not allow the Platform to become a lobby tool of the financial industry. read more »
Le D Bat : Transparence, Corruption, Lobbying En Europe
Published: Monday May 6th 11AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1426
Description: Carrefour de l'europe - 05/05/2013 - 2 me partie 26:31 Visit this linkPublished by: RFIIssue: Lobbycracy read more »
Alter-eu En De Strijd Om Data Privacy
Published: Monday May 6th 9AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1425
Description: The battle for data privacy sets digital rights activists against what Commission Vice-President Reding describes as some of the most aggressive industry lobbying she has ever witnessed. Areas of ALTER-EU's work that are important in the fight for data privacy are the demand for a mandatory lobbying register to end lobbying secrecyand shutting the revolving door for employees between EU institutions and private lobbying firms. read more »
Alter-eu E La Battaglia Per La Privacy
Published: Monday May 6th 8AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1424
Description: The battle for data privacy sets digital rights activists against what Commission Vice-President Reding describes as some of the most aggressive industry lobbying she has ever witnessed. Areas of ALTER-EU's work that are important in the fight for data privacy are the demand for a mandatory lobbying register to end lobbying secrecyand shutting the revolving door for employees between EU institutions and private lobbying firms. read more »
Alter-eu En La Batalla Por La Privacidad De Datos
Published: Monday May 6th 8AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1423
Description: The battle for data privacy sets digital rights activists against what Commission Vice-President Reding describes as some of the most aggressive industry lobbying she has ever witnessed. Areas of ALTER-EU's work that are important in the fight for data privacy are the demand for a mandatory lobbying register to end lobbying secrecyand shutting the revolving door for employees between EU institutions and private lobbying firms. read more »
Alter-eu Im Kampf Um Datenschutz
Published: Monday May 6th 8AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1422
Description: The battle for data privacy sets digital rights activists against what Commission Vice-President Reding describes as some of the most aggressive industry lobbying she has ever witnessed. Areas of ALTER-EU's work that are important in the fight for data privacy are the demand for a mandatory lobbying register to end lobbying secrecyand shutting the revolving door for employees between EU institutions and private lobbying firms. read more »
Alter-eu La Bataille Pour La Confidentialit Des Donn Es
Published: Monday May 6th 8AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1420
Description: The battle for data privacy sets digital rights activists against what Commission Vice-President Reding describes as some of the most aggressive industry lobbying she has ever witnessed. Areas of ALTER-EU's work that are important in the fight for data privacy are the demand for a mandatory lobbying register to end lobbying secrecyand shutting the revolving door for employees between EU institutions and private lobbying firms. read more »
Alter-eu In The Battle For Data Privacy
Published: Monday May 6th 2AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/blog/alter-eu-battle-data-privacy
Description: The battle for data privacy sets digital rights activists against what Commission Vice-President Reding describes as some of the most aggressive industry lobbying she has ever witnessed. Areas of ALTER-EU's work that are important in the fight for data privacy are the demand for a mandatory lobbying register to end lobbying secrecyand shutting the revolving door for employees between EU institutions and private lobbying firms. read more »
Leaked Olaf Report On Dalli Case Flawed And Inconclusive
Published: Monday April 29th 6AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/blog/le...dubious-role-former-legal-services-dg
Description: dalli.jpg On Sunday 28 April 2013, OLAF s investigation report on the Dalli case was published on the website of the newspaper Malta Today. After a first reading of the report of which two pages appear to be missing , read Corporate Europe Observatory's first observations. read more »
Open Letter On The Conflicts Of Interest With The Seed Industry Of A National Expert Seconded To Dg Sanco
Published: Thursday April 25th 6AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/open-le...try-national-expert-seconded-dg-sanco
Description: To: Commissioner T. BorgCc: Commissioners D. Ciolos, J. Poto nik, Secretary General of the Commission C. DayDear Commissioner,We are writing to you in order to express our concerns about the conflict of interests of Madame Isabelle Cl ment-Nissou, a national expert seconded from France to DG SANCO. She is now a Policy Officer on Seed and Reproductive Material working to support the drafting of future legislation on these dossiers, notably the key upcoming review of the EU legislation on the Mark... read more »
Wer Entscheidet Wirklich
Published: Friday April 19th 8AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1410
Description: Today's Grenzecho, Belgium's daily newspaper for the German minority, includes a full page article about one of our lobbytours, covering issues from expert groups to revolving doors.Visit this linkPublished by: Nathalie Wimmer, GrenzechoIssue: Lobbycracy read more »
Pour Un Printemps Europ En
Published: Thursday April 18th 12PM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1409
Description: Chroniques de Lobbycratie - Avril 2013 read more »
Abeilles: "intimidation" Et "lobbying Effr N " Pour Les Pesticides
Published: Thursday April 18th 5AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1408
Description: Les groupes chimiques Syngenta et Bayer se livrent "un lobbying effr n " pour emp cher la suspension de trois pesticides soup onn s de d cimer les populations d'abeilles, accuse l'organisation Corporate Europe Observatory CEO dans un rapport publi jeudi.Visit this linkPublished by: M. Molitor, RTBFIssue: LobbycracyAgribusinessEFSARelated node: Pesticides against pollinators read more »
De Lobby Rond Het Bijengif
Published: Thursday April 18th 5AM
Link: http://corporateeurope.org/node/1407
Description: Fabrikanten van bestrijdingsmiddelen maken overuren in Brussel om een verbod tegen te houden op het gebruik van landbouwgif dat er van wordt verdacht hele bijenvolken uit te roeien. De tijd dringt, de publieke zorg neemt toe: een Britse supermarktketen wil al producten uit de schappen weren.Visit this linkPublished by: Joop Bouma, TrouwIssue: LobbycracyAgribusinessEFSARelated node: Pesticides against pollinators read more »