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The dangers of the Two-pack

March 11, 2013 - 15:22
The Commission is lashing out towards member states, such as Belgium, that haven't followed the desired course sufficiently. With the "two-pack" it will be easier to force them. They usher in stronger EU control of national budgets, a new type of adjustment programmes, and a consolidation of the Troika approach to indebted member states.

Video on remunicipalisation: putting water back into public hands

March 6, 2013 - 12:00

A motion design documentary shows examples of cities reversing water privatization to regain public control. This video explores water 'remunicipalisation' in Buenos Aires and Paris, looking at the challenges and benefits of reclaiming public water. It calls on citizens worldwide to mobilize around this option. Remunicipalisation Works!

Ombudsman launches investigation into European Commission’s Dalligate secrecy

March 6, 2013 - 11:10

The EU Ombudsman has launched an investigation into the European Commission's secrecy around 'Dalligate', the tobacco lobbying scandal that led to the forced resignation of health Commissioner John Dalli.

Remunicipalización: El retorno del agua a manos públicas

March 6, 2013 - 09:40

Un cortometraje documental de animación muestra ejemplos de ciudades que, frente a la actual tendecia hacia la privatización de los servicios de aguas, han dado un giro de 180 grados para recuperar el control público del agua. Este vídeo relata en cinco minutos la "remunicipalización" en Buenos Aires y en París, contando tanto los desafíos a los que se tuvo que hacer frente, como los beneficios que se obtuvieron. Invita a los ciudadanos en todo el mundo a movilizarse por unos servicios de agua públicos. Y demuestra que la "remunicipalización" funciona.

Transformation needed for Transparency: Looking towards the lobby register review

February 26, 2013 - 15:13
In September last year, CEO submitted four complaints to the Transparency Register's secretariat about entries that broke the rules. We're now facing the two year review of the lobby register, and signs of real political level debate and transformation are not promising. What can the results of our complaints, last year's public consultation on the register and its annual report, tell us about the voluntary lobby register's progress so far? And what is needed to ensure a transformation towards true transparency?

Los negocios de Bruselas: ¿quién dirige la Unión Europea?

February 25, 2013 - 11:08
El documental "Los negocios de Bruselas", que muestra el poder de los lobbies empresariales en Bruselas ya se está emitiendo en algunos canales en español. Los creadores del documental en los inicios del proyecto contactaron con Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) y en la película puede verse el trabajo de esta organización en sus primeras etapas, que demuestra cómo los lobbies empresariales influenciaron de manera definitiva el desarrollo de la Unión Europea en los ochenta y a partir de entonces.

The Brussels Business – Qui dirige l'Union Européenne?

February 14, 2013 - 11:58

The Brus$els Business – Qui dirige l'Union Européenne?, un film qui revient sur le pouvoir de l'industrie du lobbying à Bruxelles, sera projeté pour la première fois en Belgique au Festival du Film Millénium à Bruxelles le 19 avril 2012. Corporate Europe Observatory a été approché par les réalisateurs au début de leur projet et le film revient largement sur nos premiers travaux, racontant la profonde influence de certains groupes de pression industriels sur le développement de l'UE à partir des années 80.

No excessive corporate rights in Canada-EU trade deal

February 6, 2013 - 09:50
Labour, environmental, Indigenous, women's, academic, health sector and fair trade organizations from Europe, Canada and Quebec representing more than 65 million people are demanding that Canada and the EU stop negotiating an excessive and controversial investor rights chapter in the proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The groups issued a joint statement today ahead of a two-day meeting in Ottawa between European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Canadian International Trade Minister Ed Fast, where the two hope to move the CETA negotiations into the final stages.

Banking on the revolving door: Rules full of loopholes for former finance officials

January 23, 2013 - 16:01
Behind a de-regulated financial sector and pro-banking policy decisions, there lies the story of an intimate relationship between the financial sector and the EU institutions. The revolving door phenomenon, which creates a web of interplaying interests between the lobbyists and the lobbied, as one smoothly transitions into the other, is a significant part of this picture.

The President and the private finance club

January 15, 2013 - 11:35

This month the EU Ombudsman is expected to reach a conclusion on Corporate Europe Observatory’s complaint about the European Central Bank and its President Mario Draghi. It centers on his continuing membership of the Group of Thirty (G30), which violates the Bank's own ethics rules.

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