On Monday the 19th the European Council is about to softly kill the main legislative part of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategy in the name of food security. EU ministers and their experts are, at the COP15 in Montreal negotiating an international treaty for bold action to stop the dramatic decrease of biodiversity to be announced on Monday the 19th. But on the very same day their colleagues in Brussels will agree to taking a step which will delay and derail the most meaningful legislative proposal from the European Commission to protect… biodiversity.

The Qatargate scandal reveals the shortcomings of lobbying regulation in the EU institutions. Now is the time to act! See CEO's list of proposals to stop repressive regime lobbying.

By refusing to adopt rules to detect and prevent repressive regime lobbying, the EU institutions, have opened the door to bribery scandals and manipulation of decision-making.

By refusing to adopt rules to detect and prevent repressive regime lobbying, the EU institutions, have opened the door to bribery scandals and manipulation of decision-making.

Ahead of 3 December Global No Pesticides Day, More than 326 civil society organisations from across the globe, institutions and trade unions have published a Joint Statement demanding a ban on the export of hazardous chemicals that are forbidden in the EU. They urge the European Commission not to postpone the promised legislative proposal to achieve this.

COP27 was dubbed the ‘gas COP’, with record-breaking numbers of fossil fuel lobbyists in attendance. However, much less attention was paid to how this could also have been called ‘hydrogen COP’, with a myriad of events and deals sealed by companies and governments, many with a focus on extracting resources from Africa.

Although many pesticides and hazardous chemicals are banned in the European Union in order to protect human health and the environment, huge quantities of these very same toxic products are still produced and exported by EU companies to third countries, where often safety regulations are weaker and less strictly implemented. CEO is organising - with a coalition of NGO's - a series of actions to urge the EU to stop this double standard,

A series of critical decisions on tax, energy infrastructure, and regulation have put fossil fuel industry profits above the interests of millions.

18 out of 20 COP27 sponsors directly support or partner with the fossil fuel industry, helping it to advance its climate-wrecking agenda.

Corporate Europe Observatory and the French association Bloom have today made a complaint to the EU lobby register secretariat regarding the French and EU fishing industry and its use of the revolving door.