EN Top Press Reports Newsletter What we do Who we are Donate Main navigation Lobbying the EU Finance Climate Health Food & agriculture Trade Other battles Search We are hiring Recent publications Bitter pill 19.11.2021 In the run up to the World Trade Organisation summit in December 2021, negotiations over a waiver of patents on COVID-19 medical products are entering a crucial stage. The waiver, so far blocked by the EU, is desperately needed to scale up global production of vaccines to help the world get out of the pandemic. Unfortunately the EU’s policies for getting these medicines on the market – the Therapeutics Strategy – pays no attention to securing global access and affordability. CLIMATE Big Oil & Gas ensure COP26 pours fire on the flames 16.11.2021 Rejected by the climate justice movement, the final COP26 text mirrors the agenda of rich developed countries and their oil and gas industries. CLIMATE Hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists flooding COP26 climate talks 08.11.2021 At least 503 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to COP26, flooding the Glasgow conference with corporate influence. CLIMATE COP26 and Net Zero Greenwashing 05.11.2021 In this new episode of EU Watchdog Radio we take the temperature of the international climate conference COP26, which started this week in Glasgow. Activist Greta Thunberg is right by saying and sometime shouting the word ‘Greenwashing’ all over Glasgow. FINANCE COP26: the biggest finance greenwash event in history 29.10.2021 The climate summit is set to address 'finance flows' to protect us from climate change. But the proposals are developed by the financial industry and full of loopholes. And not only that: big financiers of big polluters, such as BlackRock, Bank of America and Citigroup, will take charge of implementation. CLIMATE Still a Big Con 26.10.2021 On the road to COP26, corporations are using “net zero” to block effective climate policy and greenwash their image while maintaining business-as-usual. This fact file details the “net zero” conning and COP26 greenwashing of six major corporate players, but they’re not alone. All articles 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 EU institutions and corporations. Every single donation helps us fight the hold of Big Business over the EU. Donate 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 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 report combines case studies, original research, and analysis to illustrate the depth of the problem – and what you can do about it. Under the influence 12.10.2021 In January France will take over the Presidency of the EU Council for six months. But the early signs are worrying that this will be a pro-corporate presidency which prioritises a handful of corporate ‘champions’, and an ever greater role for big business in policy-making. Hijacking the Recovery Through Hydrogen 08.07.2021 The European Commission said it wants to avoid giving billions in bailouts to the fossil fuel industry like it did in 2008 - but it’s doing just that: In Italy, France, Portugal and the Spanish State, €8.3 billion of EU recovery funds will be spent on hydrogen and renewable gases, thanks to fierce industry lobbying at national and EU level. Off the hook? 16.06.2021 Corporate lobbyists are fighting a proposed EU law that seeks to hold companies accountable for human rights abuses and environmental destruction. While some employ outright hostility and are clear that they don’t want the law in the first place, more insidious are those companies that while appearing cooperative, seek to fatally weaken the rules. We reveal the tactics used to undermine this law that seeks to stop corporate impunity and would require companies to exercise ‘due diligence’ along their global supply chains. When the market becomes deadly 26.01.2021 From hospitals to care homes, the evidence is mounting that outsourcing and private provision of healthcare has significantly degraded EU member states’ capacity to deal effectively with COVID-19. The EU must reject the private sector lobbyists now whispering in its ear, and put public provision at the centre of its strategy. 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