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Hero’s welcome for banking advisor’s "wise words"

When compared to the US mandatory lobbying disclosure system, t he EU’s voluntary and flawed lobbying register does not provide anywhere near the same level of transparency and accountability for financial services industry lobbying.

Why we shouldn't trust the EU's financial "wise men"

At least twelve organisations registered in the Commission’s lobbying register could be more virtual than real. Here’s the story of how I found out.

Brazil's agribusiness is lobbying to make the case, but people and the environment are paying the price.

The European Commission launched the first ever EU lobbying transparency register in June 2008. But will this voluntary mechanism end the secrecy surrounding much of lobbying in Brussels? The Brussels Sunshine blog aims to lift the veil of secrecy which covers so much lobbying activity in the EU. See the Brussels Sunshine blog

Corporate Europe Observatory's Inside the Brussels Bubble watches life in and around the EU institions in Brussels. See: Inside the Brussels Bubble

The Climate Crashers Blog was launched during the UN international climate talks in Poznan, Poland in December 2008 and follows the activities of big business in the international climate negotiations in the run up to talks in Copenhagen in December 2009. See Climate Crasher Blog