Czech PM Andrej Babiš is the de facto owner of major #titaniumdioxide producer Precheza. Is it any wonder that the Czech Govt & Babiš’ MEPs tried to block the chemical’s classification as “suspected carcinogen”? No. […]
Corporate lobbies often exert heavy pressure on member states’ decision-making in the Council of the EU, especially when it comes to making new rules and regulations. But how does the influencing work in practice? Read […]
After seeing his first pick for Commissioner rejected by the European Parliament due to concerns of conflict of interests, French President Macron seems to have doubled down with a potentially even more controversial nomination: Thierry […]
Is anyone really surprised? Transparency is not a quality of an undemocratic institution. Corporate Europe Observatory is a research and campaign group working to expose and challenge the privileged access and influence enjoyed by corporations […]
Some of the candidates put forward to become the new European Commissioners are of concern due to potential conflicts of interest – from share ownership in fossil fuels and finance to overly close relationships with […]
Why is the EU still building new and unnecessary gas pipelines and LNG terminals? Who’s pushing them and who’s profiting from them? The companies behind Europe’s gas transport network are rarely household names, yet their […]
Unfortunately Corporate Europe Observatory does not answer its own question why the European Commission is supporting the Gig Economy corporations: Corruption. Corporate Europe Observatory is a research and campaign group working to expose and challenge […]
New research published today reveals the devastating consequences of the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system. A common ingredient in international trade and investment agreements, ISDS creates a parallel justice system that rolls out the […]
Regulation gets a bad name in much of the world today; business lobbies have successfully equated it in many people’s minds with just so much “red tape”. But the need for stronger, and more precautionary, […]
If the more pessimistic projections are to be believed, authoritarian right-wing politicians will do well in the upcoming European Parliament elections, reflecting a surge in EU scepticism and disillusionment with establishment parties, many of whom […]
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