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Groups Slam Industry's Agrofuel Plans

26.03.2008

Civil society groups demonstrated this morning in front of a gathering of the European Biofuels Technology Platform (EBFTP) in Brussels, protesting against the plans of this industry-led EU advisory group for a dramatic boost of Europe’s target for agrofuels use in transport to 25% (by 2030). The EBFTP’s demand comes at a time when the European Commission’s current proposal for a 10% target is facing intensive criticism due to the severe social and environmental effects of expanding production of agrofuels crops, especially in developing countries.

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Industry Dominates Expert Groups

25.03.2008

ALTER-EU – a coalition of 160 organisations concerned with transparency within Europe – is calling on the European Commission to dissolve some of its Expert Groups because of the dominance of industry lobbyists.

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Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2007

21.12.2007

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Ombudsman rejects Commission secrecy over business lobbyists' names

03.11.2007

In October 2005, Corporate Europe Observatory, an Amsterdam-based lobby watchdog, submitted a complaint against the European Commission after Directorate-General Trade – led by Peter Mandelson – had started blanking out the names of industry lobbyists in correspondence, minutes of meetings and other documents released under EU access to document rules.">

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The Revolving Door Temptation

25.08.2007

Burson-Marsteller is one of the world's most controversial 'public affairs' companies, with recent clients including Ahmad Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress, the Burmese dictatorship and the Saudi royal family. The company has also repeatedly run into criticism due to its record of establishing and running front groups on behalf of corporate clients. Van Hulten's future colleagues at Burson-Marsteller Brussels for instance masterminded the 'European Women for HPV Testing' coalition.