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Over 100 civil society organisations from across the EU denounce the European Commission’s recent statements on EU-US trade talks. Public health and the environment are being put at risk to please Trump, they say.  

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.  

Corporate Europe Observatory is proud to announce that our funding transparency has been evaluated by Transparify and awarded the highest rating, 5 stars.

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.

The upcoming Finnish Presidency High-Level Conference on 3 December 2019 in Helsinki puts the spotlight on the so-called “innovation principle”. The innovation principle was invented and pushed by the chemical, tobacco, and fossil fuel industry lobby groups. It is essentially a tool for undermining the EU’s environmental and public health protections and the precautionary principle, and for securing EU funding for industry’s Research & Development needs.

Civil society organisations demand fossil free politics.

Europe’s four biggest gas transport companies own half the EU’s LNG terminals and enough pipeline to stretch around the world two and a half times. A new briefing by the European Network of Corporate Observatories reveals that their lobby influence has secured EU support for yet more lucrative infrastructure projects to expand an already under-used gas network.

As gig economy companies are spending more than ever on lobbying the EU, new study “Uber Influential” shows how the likes of Uber and AirBnB are fighting the regulation of their sector in Europe.

As US President Trump this week reaffirmed a new EU-US trade deal as the only way to avert new punitive tariffs on EU manufactured import goods, the ongoing trade negotiations between the trading blocs are back in the headlines. A new report today warns of the serious risks of such a trade agreement for public health, consumer rights and the environment.