Fund Lobby Admits to Masquerade

Brussels, 27 June 2011 – Europe's future strategy on access to raw materials – due to be voted on in the Parliament on Thursday 30 June – is being shaped by MEPs with vested interests in related industry sectors, a new report from Corporate Europe Observatory, published today, reveals.

This week, the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) meets to set new standards for "responsible soy". This new certification scheme could be accepted by the EU as adequate to guarantee that certified soy is suitable for use as an agrofuel in Europe.

Bijeenkomst georganiseerd door CEO, CNE, CAE en Ander Europa op woensdag 23 mei om 18u00, vlakbij de EU topconferentie Let op: vanwege een verbod van de politie om in de Wetstraat te demonstreren hebben we de verzamelplaats moeten veranderen naar: Ingang van het Jubelpark aan de Blijde Inkomstlaan, 1000 BRUSSEL

The European Commission promised MEPs in September 2012 that it would rebalance its advisory 'expert groups', putting an end to the dominance of big business interests. DG Enterprise even set a date: 31 January 2013. However, a short investigation by ALTER-EU shows the Commission has missed its deadline, and in some cases groups have become even more industry dominated. it's now down to MEPs to ensure the Commission produces more than empty promises.

Monsanto launched a PR offensive to try to spread doubt about a study published two days ago by French scientist Gilles-Éric Séralini: the study showed that the biotech giant's flagship herbicide, Roundup, and one the GM maizes produced by the firm, NK603, are having disastrous effects on rats' health when those are studied during their lifetime and not over the industry-favoured 90 days.