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Adoption of Dieselgate report to help reclaim emissions regulation from car industry

04.04.2017

Corporate Europe Observatory welcomed the European Parliament‘s adoption of the inquiry report on the ‘Dieselgate‘ scandal this morning as a first step towards curbing the excessive influence of the car industry over EU emission regulations.
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UK's ex-EU Commissioner Hill goes through revolving door on Brexit launch day

29.03.2017

On Brexit launch day, the European Commission approved the revolving door move of UK ex-EU Commissioner for financial and banking policy, Jonathan Hill, to law firm Freshfields. The firm is engaged in lobby and advisory work for several UK financial industry clients.
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The future of agriculture deserves better than Syngenta

28.03.2017

More than fifty Belgian, European and international organisations are hosting an action at noon today to denounce the 10th Forum for the Future of Agriculture, a large lobbying event organised by the world’s biggest pesticides producer Syngenta.

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Publishers and EU states risk entrenching ‘book famine’ for visually impaired people

21.03.2017

The EU is finally looking to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to make a greater range of print publications available in accessible formats for visually impaired people. But as ratification draws closer, the extent and potential harm of publishing industry and member state lobbying is already excessive, our new research shows.

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ECB cash injections for polluters must stop, 70 NGOs demand

08.03.2017

Ahead of the European Central Bank’s regular monetary policy meeting, 70 European civil society organisations call on the bank to stop aggravating climate change through its opaque ‘quantitative easing’ investments in polluting industries.
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‘Dieselgate‘ report will help to wrench car emission rules from industry control

28.02.2017

Corporate Europe Observatory welcomed today‘s final inquiry report on the ‘Dieselgate‘ scandal as a first step towards claiming EU emissions regulation back from the car industry.
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European Commission complicit in Dieselgate scandal, say NGOs

23.02.2017

‘Dieselgate’ was the result of corporate-driven deregulation, with both member states and European institutions complicit in turning a blind eye to industry-wide abuse, according to a report released today by Corporate Europe Observatory and Friends of the Earth Europe.

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€200 bn polluter bonuses unleashed by ETS reform proposals

15.02.2017

Today’s European Parliament vote on the reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) rubberstamps substantial new handouts to polluting industries and locks in a climate target far short of a fair EU share of cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
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CETA approval in EU Parliament sinks corporate hooks into European democracy

15.02.2017

Despite unprecedented public opposition, the European Parliament today approved the controversial EU-Canada CETA deal. The vote flies in the face of millions of people, as well as trade unions, environmentalists and a broad civil society coalition who called for a rejection of the agreement.