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Corporate Europe Observatory – The EU Corporate Lobby League 2026

June 16, 2026 Ben 0

Corporate lobby spending in Brussels has risen by 50% since 2020, and the number of registered lobbyists has grown by 30%. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory Corporate spending on lobbying the EU keeps on rising […]

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Politico – Don’t let Big Tech hide ecological cost of AI, environment agency chief tells EU

May 26, 2026 Ben 0

If Big Tech can build data centres and hide the energy consumption of those data centres, transparency is dead in the EU. Read the full article HERE.

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Corporate Europe Observatory – The EU’s lobby league table

February 24, 2025 Ben 0

In-depth analysis of corporate lobbying in Brussels. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) is a research and campaign group working to expose and challenge the privileged access and influence enjoyed by corporations and their lobby groups in […]

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Gary Fooks – The ‘forever chemicals’ lobby is spreading disinformation and the EU is eating it up

January 22, 2025 Ben 0

A huge campaign by the corporate chemicals lobby is seeking to convince the EU not to place restrictions on ‘forever chemicals’ which could cost €2 trillion to clean-up. Gary Fooks is Professor in Criminology at […]

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Corporate Europe Observatory – Uncovering Big Tech’s hidden network

October 30, 2024 Ben 0

Conflicts of interest gone wild in the world of EU big tech regulation. This investigation was a joint initiative between the Corporate Europe Observatory, SOMO and Lobby Control. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory Over the […]

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Politico – The Metsola exception: The European Parliament president and her lobbyist husband

September 4, 2024 Ben 0

The European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, never made it public that her husband is a major Brussels lobbyist in the cruise ship industry, despite pushing through a law on lobbying transparency in the European Parliament […]

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Politico – German industry dominates Ursula von der Leyen’s little black book

February 26, 2024 Ben 0

‘Lobbying disclosures show the private sector — especially German companies — had prime access to the Commission president.’ Read the article HERE.

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Politico: EU watchdog probes Commission’s business trip rules amid Qatargate

March 6, 2023 Ben 0

The EU Commission’s top transport official took free flights to Doha while his team were negotiating a major aviation deal. Read the article HERE.

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Piero Valmassoi – Uber and EU lobbying: is there a way to keep the baby and throw out the bathwater?

January 19, 2023 Ben 0

Piero Valmassoi, a policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, reports for the Gig Economy Project on the debate of the European Parliament on Uber lobbying practices on Wednesday [18 January], […]

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Andy Hsieh – Merchants of Spin: Monsanto’s Astroturfing of Glyphosate in the EU

January 18, 2023 Ben 0

Surprise surprise, agribusiness successfully uses astroturf campaigns to convince the EU that the use of toxic substances in agriculture can continue for another year. Andy Hsieh is an American writer and environmental activist based in London. He can […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

May 8, 2026 0

Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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