Articles

Sugar Cane Ethanol - Not so Sweet

11.02.2009

Brazil's agribusiness is lobbying to make the case, but people and the environment are paying the price.
EU institutions

Brussels Sunshine Blog

10.02.2009

The European Commission launched the first ever EU lobbying transparency register in June 2008. But will this voluntary mechanism end the secrecy surrounding much of lobbying in Brussels? The Brussels Sunshine blog aims to lift the veil of secrecy which covers so much lobbying activity in the EU.

See the Brussels Sunshine blog

EU institutions

Inside the Brussels Bubble

10.02.2009

Corporate Europe Observatory's Inside the Brussels Bubble watches life in and around the EU institions in Brussels.

See: Inside the Brussels Bubble

Climate Crashers Blog

10.02.2009

The Climate Crashers Blog was launched during the UN international
climate talks in Poznan, Poland in December 2008 and follows the
activities of big business in the international climate negotiations in
the run up to talks in Copenhagen in December 2009.

See Climate Crasher Blog

Watering down EU climate policies

10.02.2009
EU institutions

BP accused of steering EU energy policy

03.02.2009

Brussels/London - Oil industry lobbying at the heart of the EU has left European member states vulnerable to energy shortages and has undermined EU efforts to tackle climate change, according to a new report published today (Monday 2 February) by Corporate Europe Observatory and PLATFORM [1].

GPlus back on EU lobbying register after disclosing previously unnamed clients

02.02.2009

One and a half week after this blog broke the news of the suspension of Brussels lobby firm GPlus from the European Commission’s lobbying register, the company is back on the register after having disclosed four previously unnamed clients.

Lobby register fails transparency test, new report concludes

30.01.2009

Earlier this week, the ALTER-EU coalition published the report “Commission lobby register fails transparency test”.This first in-depth assessment of the Commission’s register concludes that the voluntary approach is failing: the compliance rate is alarmingly low and the overall quality of information disclosed is very poor.

EU institutions

BP - Extracting Influence in the EU

28.01.2009

BP - Extracting influence at the heart of the EU
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