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An updated study shows the tech industry spends over 113 million euros on lobbying in Brussels, a huge increase over just two years.

CEO welcomes the European Commission's decision to cancel a contract with a consultancy firm on merger policy relevant research. They should never have let a close friend of Google do it in the first place - stronger rules are needed, CEO finds.

CEO's new research exposes the chemicals industry's intensive influencing campaign to oppose EU attempts to ban ‘forever chemicals’. It explores the key PFAS polluters; their web of lobbyists and allies; and some of the strategies they’re using.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) today gave shocking positive advice to move forward with the prolongation of the use of Europe's most widely used herbicide glyphosate despite a series of datagaps and outstanding issues.

Today the European Commission has launched an irresponsible and disastrous proposal to deregulate New GMOs. This deregulation will increase risks for the environment and health, and undermine the rights of farmers and consumers. Read our reaction.

Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl have filed a complaint against ACT (The App Association) for misleading lobbying information in the EU Transparency Register. ACT claims to represent app developers but is over 50 per cent funded by Apple

The EU Ombudsman is investigating a contract awarded by the Commission to the economic consultancy firm RBB Economics to evaluate one of its merger control tools. The company has a long-standing relationship with Google and other tech companies.  

On the occasion of the 30th year of the EU’s Single Market, our new report exposes how corporate interests use little-known Single Market enforcement mechanisms to block or undermine progressive legislation at the national and municipal level.

A leaked version of DG SANTE’s proposal to deregulate products of ‘new genomic techniques’ (NGTs, or new GMOs) confirms the early warnings by environmental, sustainable farming groups, consumer-groups and scientists.