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?

Health

Ombudsman investigates EU Commission's failure to implement UN tobacco lobby rules

02.07.2014

The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has now confirmed that she will investigate the European Commission's failure to properly implement UN rules for contacts with tobacco lobbyists, following a complaint submitted by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO).

Militarisation

Lobbying warfare

21.09.2011

Lobbying Warfare - the arms industry's role in building a military Europe maps out the key players in the defence and security lobby in Brussels, and highlights how the industry's close alliance with EU decision makers has contributed to the expansion of the EU's defence and security structures, and to the overall militarisation of EU foreign policy.

Austerity

An undemocratic economic governance?

14.04.2011

Giving the European Commission a central and dominant role in EU economic governance, without proper democratic control neither at the European nor at the national level, would be a dream-come-true for industry hardliners BusinessEurope, but a disaster for Europe.

Other battles

Ombudsman investigates EU Commission's failure to implement UN tobacco lobby rules

Lobbying warfare

An undemocratic economic governance?

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