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Three business men walking in the rain

We expose the power
of corporate lobbying
in the EU.

Challenge corporate influence. Boost the public interest.

Corporate Europe Observatory is a research and campaign group. We investigate, expose and challenge the power of corporate lobbying over European Union policy-making, and develop progressive alternatives to the dominance of corporate power.

What we do

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Europe’s two-faced authoritarian right: ‘anti-elite’ parties serving big business interests

15.05.2019
Authoritarian right wing parties look set to do well at the upcoming European elections. But there is a huge gap between their 'anti-elite' rhetoric and the reality,
regulatory cooperation report
Trade

International regulatory cooperation and the public good

21.05.2019
Big business has a new weapon to erode 'costly' protections for the environment, public health, workers and consumers: “good regulatory practices” in international trade agreements.
Hands with pills and money
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High prices, poor access: the EU medicines market and Big Pharma

09.05.2019
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the world’s most profitable, benefiting from a highly problematic model, which helps ensure many people still lack access to essential, life-saving medicines. While this has been a major issue in the global South for decades, the crisis engulfing affordable medicines is now also spreading in Europe.
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Stop ISDS: rights for people, rules for corporations

Sign the petition: stop ISDS

Sign the petition to the President of the European Commission, the presidency of the EU Council, representatives of EU Member States and Members of the European Parliament.

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Issues we work on

Food & agriculture

How do agribusiness corporations impact decisions on our food system?

Trade

How is big business using the EU's trade and investment agreements to sideline people, planet and democracy?

Lobbying the EU

How vulnerable are the EU institutions to undue corporate influence, and what gaps exist in EU lobbying and ethics rules?

Finance

What influence does the financial lobby have over banking regulation and other financial markets?

Climate

How are polluting industries lobbying against real climate action?

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?

The corporate lobby tour

Sometimes stories in the news can make you wonder who is really pulling the strings. This 10-minute video exposes the role corporate lobby groups have in EU decision-making: who they are, how they get what they want, and how they affect you and others like you all over Europe. From the food on your plate, to rules for bankers, to the chemicals allowed in everyday products. Watch, learn, and share!

Help us stay independent

We are a small team that works fully independently of funding from the EU,
governments, political parties and corporations.
Every single donation helps us fight the hold of Big Business over the EU.

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Flagship reports

Lobby Planet Brussels

29.06.2017
There are an estimated 25,000 lobbyists working in Brussels; most of whom are representing the interests of corporations and their lobby groups. CEO’s Lobby Planet Guide takes you on a tour of the EU Quarter to explain the many – and often shady – methods of corporate lobbying used to influence decision making in the European Union.
Captured States report

Captured states

06.02.2019
Member states play a hugely important role in EU decision-making, but too often they act as middlemen for corporate interests. This new report combines case studies, original research, and analysis to illustrate the depth of the problem – and what you can do about it.
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Corporate capture in Europe

24.09.2018
Excessive corporate influence over policy-making remains a serious threat to the public interest across Europe and at the EU level, warns a new report by our partner organisation ALTER-EU.
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Charitable status
Corporate Europe Observatory is recognised by the Dutch tax office as a charitable institution (ANBI) under fiscal number 806634558. Legal and fiscal information can be found here.

Who funds us
Our funding policy rejects funding from the EU, governments, political parties and corporations in order to maintain the independence of our research. See which grant-making foundations are supporting us.

Lobby transparency
Corporate Europe Observatory is registered in the EU lobby transparency register under identification number 5353162366-85.