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Corporate Europe Observatory has demanded that the President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi leaves the ‘Group of Thirty’, a club of central bankers and chief executives from private banks. What is the case about?

Earth Open Source and Corporate Europe Observatory have written to EFSA's executive director about undeclared current activities with ILSI by an EFSA panel member. EFSA has so far not acted on this case, which sheds doubts on the implementation of EFSA's new independence rules. Not declaring such activities was in contradiction to the former rules, too.

Earlier this month the European Commission gave a green light for the ninth European Citizens Initiative (ECI) – a proposal to “Suspend the 2009 EU Climate & Energy Package”, the EU’s plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20% and to increase the use of renewable energy by 2020. The organisers can now start collecting the one million signatures needed for the Commission to consider their proposal.

Earlier this month the European Commission gave a green light for the ninth European Citizens Initiative (ECI) – a proposal to ">

The EU Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s membership of the Group of Thirty (G30), following a complaint made by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) last month. The Ombudsman case on Draghi's G30 membership has made headlines across Europe (and beyond). Will this make the ECB answer the questions that CEO has been asking since November 2011? And will Mr. Draghi now step down from the G30?

This summer the eurocrisis has reached a worrying new level. Yet the official response continues on the same trodden path towards economic disaster with neoliberal policies becoming more and more embedded in the EU institutions. This is clear from recent events and the latest EU summit. What social movements must conclude seems obvious.

The revolving door has been in the headlines again in recent weeks with the speedy d

The revolving door has been in the headlines again in recent weeks with the speedy departure of a top official from the EU's medicines agency to a prominent law firm. Such moves, known as going through the revolving door, can allow the private sector to 'capture' or unduly influence the work of the public sector and it is vital that all public authorities including the EU agencies and the European Commission take this threat seriously. This example and other recent revolving door cases again raise questions as to how well the EU institutions implement the current rules, and whether the

It seems as if barely a week goes past these days without a high-level summit taking place in Brussels to discuss issues relating to the euro-zone crisis. Much has been said about the roots of the crisis but no one can deny that in the background is the lack of trust that people have in their national politicians and European institutions.