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Lobbying the EU

Qatargate - one year later, what changed?

EU Watchdog Radio Episode 47
09.12.2023
It's one year since the Qatargate corruption scandal exploded across the EU institutions and a good time to review if and how things have changed in the Brussels Bubble.
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Qatargate

Everything you need to know about the scandal that rocked the European Parliament
09.12.2023
Everything you need to know about the Qatargate scandal that rocked the European Parliament and the wider issues that this debacle raises.
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Gaza: Ceasefire now

07.12.2023
As the resumption of the offensive against Gaza begins, we share the global outcry against the murder and grave breaches of international human rights we are witnessing in Palestine.
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Climate

EU floods COP28 climate talks with fossil fuel lobbyists

07.12.2023
The European Union and its Member States have brought more than 130 fossil fuel lobbyists into COP28, according to new research by Corporate Europe Observatory, a member of the Kick Polluters Out Coalition.
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Climate

Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to COP28 climate talks

Industry influx escalates call to protect talks from Big Polluters
05.12.2023
At least 2456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP28 summit in Dubai, signalling an unprecedented presence at crucial climate talks from representatives of some of the world’s biggest polluters, according to a new analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition.
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Climate

COP28 push for hydrogen

a gift to the fossil fuel industry
30.11.2023
The EU and the COP28 summit host, the United Arab Emirates, in cahoots with Big Oil & Gas and global consultancies, have laid the groundwork for a hydrogen boost at the summit. A powerful smokescreen that could extend – and even increase – the use of fossil fuels.
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Food & agriculture

The two-year lobbying campaign to sabotage pesticide-reduction

Read our latest OpEd published in EU Observer
27.11.2023
The severity of climate change and biodiversity decline are evident to many and 1.1 million people supported a European Citizens' Initiative calling for a very ambitious pesticide reduction and support for farmers to achieve this.
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Amazon's lobbying satellites orbit EU policy-makers

24.11.2023
From workers' rights to data protection, environmental impact and abuses of dominance, the growing reach of Amazon is facing backlash. In response, the digital giant is ramping up its lobbying power in the EU and member states.
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Lobbying the EU

Big Tech lobbying is derailing the AI Act

Read our latest OpEd published in Social Europe
24.11.2023
Behind closed doors, the companies have fiercely lobbied the European Union to leave advanced artificial-intelligence systems unregulated.
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Climate

Hoekstra’s inconvenient past a liability at COP28?

EU Climate Commissioner’s links to big polluters raises questions about his independence at upcoming UN climate talks
22.11.2023
As EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra heads to COP28, new research by CEO shows why he is the perfect pick for big polluters, as his 11 years at the consultancy firm McKinsey cast serious doubts on his ability to represent the EU public
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Lobbying the EU

How the Aviation Lobby Got the European Commission to Derail Dutch Flight Reduction Plans

22.11.2023
Last week the Dutch government announced it was abandoing plans to reduce flight numbers at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport by 10 per cent. This reversal was the result of political pressure from the European Commission and the US government. The European Commission in particular had been heavily lobbied by the aviation industry on the matter.
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Climate

Fossil fuel lobbyists attend UN climate talks more than 7000 times

Findings bolster case to kick Big Polluters out
21.11.2023
Fossil fuel lobbyists attended UN climate talks more than 7000 times over the past 20 years as part of decades-long campaign to influence climate action. The findings are the tip of the iceberg and bolster the case to kick Big Polluters out of the talks on the eve of the COP28 Dubai talks.
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Flagship reports

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Cold homes, hot profits

24.10.2023
From Rome to Prague, Brussels to London, politicians are welcoming fossil fuel companies as advisers instead of arsonists, failing to recognise their vested interests and their role in creating, prolonging, and profiting from the energy crisis. 
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30 Years of EU Single Market

21.06.2023
Our new report exposes how corporations have used the EU Single Market to obstruct progressive legislation like social housing measures, progressive healthcare reforms, protection from harmful substances as well bans on short-distance flights.
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Germany’s great hydrogen race

23.03.2023
Our new report maps Germany’s 'brave new hydrogen world'. Which looks a lot like the old world: prolonging fossil fuel use and continuing its extractivist logic. We show who is driving the German – and thus EU – hydrogen hype, who benefits, and the negative impacts for prospective green hydrogen export countries.
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Inside job

08.06.2022
Find out how a proposed EU law that seeks to hold companies accountable for abuses in their supply chains has been watered down by corporate lobbyists, with assistance from the EU's business-friendly ‘Better regulation’ agenda.
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A loud lobby for a silent spring

17.03.2022
In order to tackle the grave threat of the biodiversity crisis, the EU will table a proposal for targets for the reduction of pesticide use. This has put the pesticide industry into survival mode. A new leaked document from pesticides lobby group CropLife Europe shows that while it talks a big talk about backing the Green Deal, in reality it is employing a wide variety of lobbying tactics to undermine ambitious, binding targets.
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Under the influence (II)

20.12.2021
In January 2022, France will take on the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. Yet this Presidency has been prepared in close collaboration with the French corporate sector, and is setting a policy agenda that strongly reflects business demands. It looks set to be a captured presidency.
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