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?

“Trade Secrets Protection”

30.03.2016

The proposed EU legislation on “Trade Secrets Protection”, which the European Parliament will vote next April 14, creates excessive rights to secrecy for businesses: it is a direct threat to the work of journalists and their sources, whistleblowers, employees' freedom of expression, and rights to access public interest information (on medicines, pesticides, car emissions, etc.).

European civil society organisations call for the rejection of the EU Trade Secrets Directive

27.01.2016

On 28 January 2016, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee will vote to accept or reject the text of the EU Trade Secrets Directive agreed in trilogues at the end of 2015. We call on its members to reject it.

Trade Secrets negotiations: open letter to MEPs

27.10.2015

On October 27th 2015, the first informal negotiation on the draft Trade Secrets Directive takes place between the European Parliament, the EU's Member States and the European Commission.

Health

The Transparency Facade: pharma industry lobbying at the European Commission

26.10.2015

2 to 10 times more pharma lobby meetings took place below the Commission's top levels disclosed online.

Health

Policy prescriptions: the firepower of the EU pharmaceutical lobby and implications for public health

01.09.2015

Big money and close ties behind Big Pharma's Brussels lobby efforts – new study

Health

Black-out on tobacco's access to EU trade talks an eerie indication of TTIP threat

26.08.2015

Redactions speak louder than words.

Austerity

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

24.08.2015

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

Austerity

Break the chains of Greece’s debt!

29.06.2015

Sign the petition to ‪cancel Greek debt‬

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

16.06.2015

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”.

Health

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

19.05.2015

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

19.05.2015

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.

Brexit

Cameron and the European Commission: doing the business of business

06.05.2015

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

Other battles

“Trade Secrets Protection”

European civil society organisations call for the rejection of the EU Trade Secrets Directive

Trade Secrets negotiations: open letter to MEPs

The Transparency Facade: pharma industry lobbying at the European Commission

Policy prescriptions: the firepower of the EU pharmaceutical lobby and implications for public health

Black-out on tobacco's access to EU trade talks an eerie indication of TTIP threat

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

Break the chains of Greece’s debt!

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

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

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

Cameron and the European Commission: doing the business of business

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