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Press Conference - EU-India Trade Talks

28.09.2010

Asia Europe People's Forum, Belgian Platform for Action on Health and Solidarity, Corporate Europe Observatory, India FDI Watch, Programme on Women's Economic Social and Cultural Rights, WIDE network

Tuesday 5 October 2010, 10-11 am
Residence Palace – International Press Centre (Room Salon, ground floor)
Rue de la Loi 155 – Bloc C – 1040 Brussels
EU institutions

Revolving door scandal - ALTER-EU call

27.09.2010

Brussels, 27 September 2010 – The ALTER-EU civil society coalition today called for the introduction of three-year cooling-off period for former Commissioners, and urged the EU Commission to block the new jobs for former Commissioners Charlie McCreevy and Günter Verheugen because of conflicts of interest.

Commission under fire over revolving doors scandals and ‘farewell bonuses’ – will it block Verheugen?

24.09.2010

After brewing for months, the controversy around the number of former Commissioners going through the revolving door into lobbying and lobby advisory jobs has finally boiled over. In the last few days, the six Commissioners that have moved into private sector jobs with potential conflicts of interest have been exposed in the press across Europe.

Stop ex-Commissioners cashing in!

24.09.2010

Günter Verheugen is one of the six Commissioners from the previous Commission team who have moved into private sector jobs which might entail conflicts of interest (out of 13 Commissioners that left in February 2010). Many of these cases, such as Charlie McCreevy’s move to RyanAir and Meglena Kuneva’s move to BNP Paribas, give serious cause for concern. By launching his own lobby consultancy, Verheugen is blatantly violating the rules.
Food

GM soy damages health and environment

23.09.2010

Wednesday 22 September, 2010

Contact:
Nina Holland, nina@corporateeurope.org, tel + 32 497 389 632
Dr Andres Carrasco, co-author, University of Buenos Aires, acarrasco@fmed.uba.ar, mobile +54 9 11 6826 2788, land line +54 11 5950 9500 ext 2216

Trade

No business bias – are you joking?

14.09.2010

Two weeks ago, Corporate Europe Observatory and India FDI Watch published a report that revealed how the negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and India had been hijacked by business interests. The EU Commission has responded to the report by rejecting the allegations, claiming that there was no business bias in the trade talks.

Fund Lobby Admits to Masquerade

06.09.2010

Ex-Commissioner Verheugen in revolving door scandal

02.09.2010

The German weekly WirtschaftsWoche earlier this week revealed that former Enterprise Commissioner Günter Verheugen has set up his own EU lobby consultancy firm, the European Experience Company. Verheugen started the new firm in April 2010, just two months after he ended his term as Commissioner, but did not inform the Commission about this.

Financial lobbyists ‘educating’ MEPs?

02.09.2010

Both the MEPs and banking lobbyists that participate in the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF) claim that the EPFSF is not a lobby group but a “forum for discussion”.