Corruption
Politico: Big business circles EU’s consumer protections
An industry-friendly approach to consumer protection could make its way into EU legislation after years of lobbying. Read here
Lobbying
Corruption
Bloomberg: France, Germany Reach Compromise on Watered-Down Technology Tax
And even this will probably not be enacted into law. As usual the nationalist Germans have only one concern: protecting German companies. Read here
Climate Crisis
Unearthed: Trade group including Facebook, Google to ‘oppose’ EU climate efforts
Leaked document details BusinessEurope’s campaign to undermine EU attempts to cut climate emissions Read here
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – Coal is king at UN climate talks in Poland
Next week, countries will gather in Katowice, Poland, for the latest round of UN climate negotiations, known as COP24. Their plan is to try to agree on how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Under plastics pressure
Industry turns up the heat to avoid plastics regulation spurred by public demand. As EU negotiators try to reach agreement on the single-use plastics proposal this week, industry lobbies continue their push to avoid robust […]
Corruption
Public Services International – Conflict of interest: corporations lead UN promotion of controversial PPPs
Corporations seem to dominate the UN, like everything else, these days. For a similar case with regard to human rights and corporation at the UN, please see our review of the book “Corporate Human Rights […]
Corruption
The Guardian: Disney, Huawei and EY among worst offenders in disclosing lobbying
What no one wishes to admit is that lobbying is simply rampant corruption that has been anchored in legality by those who profit from it: politicians. Simple principles like a level playing field – a […]
Austerity
Tax Justice Network – Taxcast November 2018
In the November 2018 Tax Justice Network monthly podcast/radio show, the Taxcast: we look at how governments can better protect, encourage and even incentivise whistleblowers. what do the latest Brexit developments tell us about dark […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Renewable gas lobby exposed as misleading ahead of EU 2050 Climate Strategy
Ahead of the European Commission announcing its ‘2050 Climate Strategy’ for complying with the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) today released a two-part briefing (Part I, Part II) on […]
Corruption
Ende Gelaende 2018 – Germany: Hambach coal track and RWE digger blocked
Hambacher Forest: 6,500 activists block mining operations in the Rhineland coalfield, Largest action of civil disobedience of the German climate movement. Read here