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toxic residues

New report: EU Commission watered down its stance on toxic residues in imported food to appease trade pressure

17.02.2020
As the new European Commission calls for “an increased level of ambition to reduce significantly the use and risk of chemical pesticides”, in the context of the Green Deal and the ‘Farm to Fork strategy’ , these lofty ambitions are already being watered down via the back door of ongoing trade negotiations.
toxic residues
Food & agriculture

Toxic residues through the back door

16.02.2020
A new investigation reveals how pesticide corporations and trade partners have put immense pressure on the EU to allow residues of certain hazardous pesticides - banned in Europe - to be present in food and feed imports.
Croatia INA
Climate

Croatia’s love affair with dirty energy

13.02.2020
Council presidency sponsorship, high-profile events, new fossil fuel investments…. Corporate Europe Observatory turns a quizzical eye on the Croatian Government’s love affair with the fossil fuel industry.
Finance

Post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal based on CETA would be bad news

31.01.2020
The EU-UK trade talks begin with the UK objective to use the corporate-friendly EU-Canada agreement CETA as a template. This is not a good start for democracy nor the public interest.
Farkas, Cross and the revolving door
Finance

Banking regulator scores another own goal

29.01.2020
After letting its Director leave to head finance lobby group AFME, the European Banking Authority chose to nominate a successor who used to be a lobbyist for the same group. That is just of one of the reasons for the European Parliament to reject Gerry Cross as head of the EBA.
Transparify- 5 stars
Lobbying the EU

Corporate Europe Observatory awarded 5 star transparency rating

24.01.2020
Corporate Europe Observatory is proud to announce that our funding transparency has been evaluated by Transparify and awarded the highest rating, 5 stars.
oil rig in coast
Lobbying the EU

Croatian Council Presidency oiled by fossil fuel interests

21.01.2020
At a time when the climate crisis is dominating world headlines, for the Croatian Council presidency to accept sponsorship from a fossil fuel company absolutely beggars belief.
EBA Director Farkas (right) and EBA Chair Campa (left) are in the spotlight over revolving doors problems. (Edited image. Photos: EBA)
Finance

European Banking Authority disregards conflicts of interest

15.01.2020
Internal documents reveal a real disregard for ethics rules at the European Banking Authority. Revolving door scandals include the Director’s move to a powerful finance lobby group, and a former big bank lobbyist as Chair.
Burning Down the House
Climate

Corporate COP25: the biggest failure so far?

19.12.2019
CEO spent a very busy two weeks at COP25 in Madrid in December, working with inspiring allies in the fight for climate justice and exposing the role of corporations in co-opting the UN climate talks and derailing the process.
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Lobbying the EU

Will Croatian EU Presidency boost transparency in the Council of the EU?

12.12.2019
Civil society from Croatia and across the EU have demanded that the upcoming Croatian Presidency of the EU puts transparency front and centre of its agenda.

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