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Barnier to break financial stonghlold?

Overview of the media coverage of ALTER-EU's call to Barnier to break the domination of financial lobbyists among the Commission's advisers on financial reform Radio France International Euractiv.de EU Observer Financial Times Deutschland Spiegel ORF Austria Euractiv.pl Zeit Online Die Presse europaforum.lu Focus BORSA FOREX TRADING FINANZA Europolitics Wissen.de Valori La Tribune Wiener Zeitung

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DG Internal Market’s expert groups: More needed to break financial industry’s stronghold

CEO recently met with officials at DG Markt to discuss their use of expert advisors. Read our analysis of what DG Markt has done to change the balance of expert groups – and find out more about the problems that still remain.

Commission's advisers on financial markets: bankers only?

ALTER-EU's new report, 'A captive Commission – the role of the financial industry in shaping EU regulation' which was launched last week, shows that most of the so-called 'expert groups' advising the EU Commission on financial market regulation are dominated by industry lobbyists. More than 80% of the non-governmental 'experts' in these advisory groups represent big banks and investment funds.

Financial lobbyists target carbon market

Brussels, 10 October 2011 – Finance sector lobbyists are pushing the European Commission to block tighter regulation of the EU’s carbon market, a new report from Corporate Europe Observatory and Carbon Trade Watch, published today, reveals[1].

Financial lobbyists ‘educating’ MEPs?

Both the MEPs and banking lobbyists that participate in the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF) claim that the EPFSF is not a lobby group but a “forum for discussion”.

EU Financial Lobby Power Must Be Curbed

Brussels, 14 April 2010 – The European Commission's new initiatives to regulate financial markets are based on unbalanced advisory groups dominated by financial services lobbyists, new research published by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) today shows. This has delayed and undermined the quality of the Commission’s regulatory responses to the financial crisis.

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An open door for GMOs? – take action on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement

At the end of June, the European Union and the US will officially launch negotiations for a new free trade agreement known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The plan is to create the world's largest free trade area, 'protect' investment and harmonize regulation. While appealing to big business, the trade treaty poses a serious threat for citizens on both sides of the Atlantic, as it could weaken labour, social, environmental and consumer protection standards. One of the greatest risks includes US negotiators using the trade deal to push for the EU to open its plates and fields up to GM crops.

Court ruling over privileged access for business in EU-India free trade talks

The EU's General Court has announced a date for the judgement in Corporate Europe Observatory's legal action, suing the European Commission for withholding information related to the EU’s free trade talks with India. The Commission is accused of discriminating in favour of corporate lobby groups and of violating the EU’s transparency rules. The judgement will be delivered on 7 June 2013.

Tackling tax evasion: will the Commission listen to anyone but industry?

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.

ALTER-EU en de strijd om data privacy

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.

ALTER-EU e la battaglia per la privacy

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Exposing the power of corporate lobbying in the EU

Barnier to break financial stonghlold?

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DG Internal Market’s expert groups: More needed to break financial industry’s stronghold

Commission's advisers on financial markets: bankers only?

Financial lobbyists target carbon market

Financial lobbyists ‘educating’ MEPs?

EU Financial Lobby Power Must Be Curbed

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An open door for GMOs? – take action on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement

Court ruling over privileged access for business in EU-India free trade talks

Tackling tax evasion: will the Commission listen to anyone but industry?

ALTER-EU en de strijd om data privacy

ALTER-EU e la battaglia per la privacy

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Barnier to break financial stonghlold?

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