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‘Competitiveness’ appears to be the uncontested yardstick for the EU, based on the Commission’s plans for the next five years. This is a big win for corporate lobby groups and their concerted campaigns, with negative implications for climate change, the environment, democracy, equality, and social rights.

While most people were sunbathing or watching the Olympic games, the merger between Bunge and Viterra received a green light from the European Commission which is a huge step in having approval globally. Who? Bunge? What? Right, hold on!

Transparency watchdogs LobbyControl, Transparency International, The Good Lobby, and Corporate Europe Observatory sent an open letter to President von der Leyen demanding she properly implement and enforce transparency rules needed to improve the governance of European policy-making.