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182 out of 184 - This is what corporate capture looks like
We need to talk about what deregulation actually means in Brussels right now.
It means one commissioner holding 184 meetings with external actors, 182 of them with business groups. It means indige...
Help prevent Bayer and BASF from controlling the food chain even further!
The EU is planning a major hand-out to big corporations like Bayer and BASF, that aim to control the food chain even further, by scrapping safety and transparency rules for risky new GMOs, and let ...
Help prevent Bayer and BASF from controlling the food chain even further!
The EU is planning a major hand-out to big corporations like Bayer and BASF, that aim to control the food chain even further, by scrapping safety and transparency rules for risky new GMOs, and let ...
Manfred Webber leaked video!
Breaking! internal #EPP campaign video leaked!
The EPP comes out of the closet!
Via a leak we got hold of a draft campaign video made by the EPP , formerly known as #EuropeanPeopleParty, featurin...
Webinar: This is what corporate capture looks like!
Who provided the ideas for the deregulation proposals, the so-called Omnibus laws that has put the EU on course to destroy past achievements in areas like environmental protection, digital rights, ...
People vs. #pfas polluters
It's People vs. #pfas polluters.
For a small insight into how PFAS-affected communities, who live with pollution every day, are treated by those in Brussels' lobby quarter, check out this video.
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People vs. #pfas polluters
It's People vs. #pfas polluters.
For a small insight into how PFAS-affected communities, who live with pollution every day, are treated by those in Brussels' lobby quarter, check out this video.
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We are so much better at fighting corporate capture than we are at making videos! Still, we hope you have enjoyed this series of explainers. Should we continue to do it? If so, what topics should w...
The EU has signed its first-ever “Clean Trade and Investment Partnership” with South Africa — presented as a major step forward in the energy transition. But who really benefits?
To decarbonise it...
We are so much better at fighting corporate capture than we are at making videos! Still, we hope you have enjoyed this series of explainers. Should we continue to do it? If so, what topics should w...
Have you ever wondered how corporate lobbyists in Brussels shape European laws — without most of us knowing?
This video breaks down the lobbying playbook in four tactics: from manufactured consen...
Have you ever wondered how corporate lobbyists in Brussels shape European laws — without most of us knowing?
This video breaks down the lobbying playbook in four tactics: from manufactured consen...
The EU has signed its first-ever “Clean Trade and Investment Partnership” with South Africa — presented as a major step forward in the energy transition. But who really benefits?
To decarbonise it...
Is the European Union about to introduce a system that allows companies to sidestep stronger national labour laws and tax rules? The proposed '28th Regime' would create an optional EU-level legal f...
Is the European Union about to introduce a system that allows companies to sidestep stronger national labour laws and tax rules? The proposed '28th Regime' would create an optional EU-level legal f...
Big Tech is spending more than ever to influence EU law — €151 million a year, hundreds of lobbyists, and daily meetings with policymakers.
At the same time, Europe’s flagship digital protections ...
#bigtech is spending more than ever to influence EU law — €151 million a year, hundreds of lobbyists, and daily meetings with policymakers.
At the same time, Europe’s flagship digital protections...
Who really shapes European policy — long before laws reach the public?
In this video, we break down the main actors involved in EU lobbying, including:
• Corporations with in-house lobbyists
• Indu...
You’ve probably heard the buzzwords: competitiveness, simplification, stress-testing. But what do they really mean — and who actually benefits?
Behind the EU’s deregulation drive is a coordinated ...
You’ve probably heard the buzzwords: competitiveness, simplification, stress-testing. But what do they really mean — and who actually benefits?
Behind the EU’s deregulation drive is a coordinated ...