Other battles

Online privacy, clean air, affordable housing, whistleblower protection and much more: which other corporate lobby fights are putting EU public interest on the line?

Leaked memorandum reveals renewed EU attempt at imposing water privatisation on Greece

The stubborn and aggressive imposition of privatisation by Troika goes against the will of Greek citizens and represents a direct attack on democracy.

Break the chains of Greece’s debt!

Sign the petition to ‪cancel Greek debt‬

First key MEP vote on EU Trade Secrets Directive – improved language, but problem solved?

Today, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee voted on a report by French conservative MEP Constance Le Grip on the Commission's proposal for a directive protecting so-called “trade secrets”.

A toxic affair: How the chemical lobby blocked action on hormone disrupting chemicals

An investigation led by research and campaign group Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and journalist Stéphane Horel exposes corporate lobby groups mobilising to stop the EU taking action on hormone (endocrine) disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The report sheds light on how corporations and their lobby groups have used numerous tactics from the corporate lobbying playbook.

‘Better Regulation’ watchdog forms to protect citizen, worker, consumer rights

Group aims to closely follow the developments on Better Regulation and the initiatives and actions from the Commission, Parliament and Member States in this area.

Cameron and the European Commission: doing the business of business

As the UK goes to the polls, CEO reflects upon the similarities between the UK and EU's 'better regulation' agendas.

EU institutions

Extreme finance: the far-right and its funding

Money matters in Europe's far-right.

Towards legalised corporate secrecy in the EU?

How industry, law firms and the European Commission worked together on EU “trade secrets” legislation.

EU draft trade secrets directive threat to free speech, health, environment and worker mobility

Multi-sectoral civil society coalition calls for greater protections for consumers, journalists, whistleblowers, researchers and workers.

Les affaires au secret

Va-t-on assister à l'apparition d'un label « secrets des affaires » pour les entreprises, comparable au « secret défense » des états ? Ce dernier leur permet de s'opposer à la publication de certaines informations jugées trop sensibles, et de poursuivre en justice ceux qui se risqueraient à les publier sans son autorisation. L'utilisation possible de tels outils contre des lanceurs d'alerte, journalistes, syndicalistes... fait craindre une régression importante.

EU trade secrets directive threat to health, environment, free speech and worker mobility

A new draft EU directive currently looked at by the European Parliament wants to protect companies' "trade secrets", but poses several dangerous threats.

Leaked Draft Commission Work Programme 2015

CEO obtained a scanned copy of the Leaked Draft Commission Work Programme 2015, containing controversial plans to scrap EU proposals for environmental and social legislation.

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