Corruption
Aljazeera: US Supreme Court rejects Bayer’s bid to end Roundup lawsuits
The justices left in place a $25m judgement in favour of a man who says he developed cancer from using Roundup. Read Here
Lobbying
Corruption
euobserver: How industry watered-down new EU supply chain rules
The rules say the EU Commission’s regulatory board is not supposed to discuss individual files in meetings with lobbyists, but the evidence in our report reveals a major loophole: they can be — and are […]
Climate Crisis
euronews: Chaos erupts at the European Parliament as three key climate laws are postponed
Its payday in Brussels today as commissioners and parliamentarians will be remunerated by corporate lobbyists for watering down still another a climate law. Again, the German hypocrites played a major role in sabotaging the bill […]
Corruption
Euractiv: EU Parliament hit by ‘tsunami of lobbying’
Lobbying is a name given to corruption, which has been legalised by lawmakers who are the recipients of bribes, jobs, donations, etc Read Here Photo: Kiwiev Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Inside Job
How business lobbyists used the EU Commission’s scrutiny procedures to weaken human rights and environmental legislation The Corporate Europe Observatory is a non-profit research and campaign group whose declared aim is to “expose any effects […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment: MEPs opt for weak car targets in blow to affordable EVs and the climate
EU Parliament must support more ambitious 2030 target and interim 2027 goal to drive down electric car prices and help countries cut their transport emissions. Read Here
Climate Crisis
EEB: CAP national strategic plans will not deliver on EU Green Deal
Both nature and food security under threat as Member States cave in to misguided farm lobby agenda Read Here Photo: Raúl Hernández González licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Big Tech’s last minute attempt to tame EU tech rules
Read Here As the EU discussions to set up new tech rules come to an end, new lobby documents expose the intense last minute corporate campaign to influence the secretive last phase – the trilogues. […]
Climate Crisis
Amy Westervelt – Documents Show How Polluting Industries Mobilized to Block Climate Action
Since its inception, the IPCC itself has been the target of corporate obstructionism. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – Why Europe can’t break free from the gas lobby
Corporate interests, not the common good of European citizens, determines EU policy By Pascoe Sabido Cross-posted from the website of Corporate Europe Observatory Photo: Wikimedia commons The invasion of Ukraine has exposed Europe’s dependency on […]