Articles

Trade

TTIP: "Regulatory Cooperation" a threat to democracy

Statement from 45 organisations on the new EU proposal on Regulatory Cooperation
21.03.2016

Letter from to Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on a new TTIP proposal on "regulatory cooperation".
Food & agriculture

EFSA appoints a food industry lobbyist as Communications Director and refuses to disclose why it did

18.03.2016

The EU Food Safety Authority refuses to disclose new Director's Declaration of Interests and its own assessment of this person's interests.
Lobbying the EU

Revolving doors round-up

17.03.2016

CEO reviews recent developments in the Commission's approach to the revolving door.
Climate

Leak shows Commission giving inside information to car lobby on new emissions tests

16.03.2016
A rare glimpse into the lobbying strategies of the car industry.

Meeting / Réunion: Climate Justice Action (Europe)

18-20 March/Mars 2016, Amsterdam
09.03.2016

First CJA meeting post-COP21 ; Premier réunion CJA post-COP21
Food & agriculture

Conflicts of Interest at the European Food Safety Authority: Enough is enough!

02.03.2016

An Open Letter to the European Parliament's Budget Control Committee
Food & agriculture

Glyphosate relicensing - the story so far

02.03.2016
The relicensing procedure for one of the world's most widely used herbicides
Lobbying the EU

Public interest groups demand consultation on weak new rules for EU advisory groups

Open letter to First Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans
23.02.2016
A coalition of civil society groups working on lobbying transparency and ethics regulations have called on European Commission Vice President, Frans Timmermans, to wait until the European Parliament and the public have had a chance to comment before introducing new rules on advisory groups, formally known as Expert Groups
Trade

Statement against Investor Protection in TTIP, CETA, and other trade deals

22.02.2016

Ahead of the 12th round of TTIP negotiations, 280 civil society groups from across Europe have called on the EU and the US to eliminate excessive investor rights from the TTIP, CETA and all other trade deals.