EU-India Trade Invaders
In the talks for a trade deal between the EU and India, officials on both sides have handed the negotiation agenda over to corporate lobby groups, ignoring the needs of their citizens. The result is a big-business-first agenda, which will put at risk the livelihoods of millions of small farmers, street traders and patients.
Fund Lobby Admits to Masquerade
It looked like a cry from small companies. In reality it was masterminded by investment fund lobby group, EVCA now admits.
No transparency - two years on
The European Commission's lobby register has failed to bring lobbying into the open in its first two year, ALTER-EU said today
A red light for consumer information
The food and drink industry has invested more than €1 billion in a lobby campaign to block an EU-wide traffic light labelling scheme for food products. MEPs are due to vote on the new legislation - will they listen to industry or act in the public interest?
Venture ventriloquists
New research from Corporate Europe Observatory reveals how investment fund lobbyists used small businesses as a front to lobby MEPs in the on-going battle over financial regulation.
Bursting the Brussels Bubble - New Book
A new book from ALTER-EU - Bursting the Brussels Bubble: the battle to expose corporate lobbying at the heart of the EU - reveals how lobbyists from the world of big business have embedded themselves inside the European Union's decision-making prcess, creating a political culture where behind closed doors, the influence of business has become the norm. It also highlights how campaigners have sought to challenge the corporate capture of EU politics - and sets out a way forward to build a more democratic and accountable European Union.
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Global opposition to 'responsible' soy
A proposed new label for ‘responsible’ soy will not stop deforestation, 235 civil society groups from across the globe warned in a letter today, ahead of a conference set to finalise the labeling scheme in Sao Paulo, Brazil
The People vs. Goldman Sachs
The US investment bank Goldman Sachs is earning a reputation as public enemy no. 1 in the financial world. At the same time the firm is one of the Commission’s favourites when it comes to asking for advice on regulating financial markets. It is high time for the Commission to close the door on Goldman Sachs.