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Recruitment press officer 2023

We're recruiting!

Could you be our Press Officer?
16.05.2023
Can you distil complex political ideas into clear and powerful messages? Are you passionate about social and environmental justice? Can you build relationships and pitch a great story? Do you want to help expose the power of corporate lobbying? Join us as our new Press Officer!
EU and big pharma monopoly in times of corona
Lobbying the EU

EU risks public health in its protection of big pharma monopolies

09.03.2021
To secure a rapid and sufficient supply of vaccines and medicines, the global south has asked for a waiver of intellectual property rights. But despite the gravity of the situation, that is rejected outright by the EU. That should not come as a surprise. A briefing from CEO outlines the EU's traditional role as a staunch defender of big pharma monopolies, and how the push for provisions on 'data exclusivity' in trade agreements with third countries have seeked to undermine even existing flexibility under international rules.
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Lobbying the EU

BASF wining MEPs in COVID times

22.02.2021
Chemical giant's lobbyists woo MEPs via online wine tasting, just as the battle over pesticides reduction proposed by the European Green Deal heats up. But does this event comply with existing rules on lobbying gifts and events targeting MEPs?
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Lobbying the EU

In the Name of Innovation

Industry controls billions in EU research funding, de-prioritises the public interest
25.05.2020
A detailed summary of the findings and conclusions of two extensive reports on research public-private partnerships in the EU: the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and the Bio-Based Industries (BBI) Joint Undertakings.
Exxon and its lobby groups
Climate

EU Parliamentarians buckle under ExxonMobil lobby pressure

The oil and gas giant keeps its lobby badges
16.04.2019
Despite strong calls from MEPs and the public, ExxonMobil and its lobby groups mobilise enough behind-the-scenes pressure to stop the European Parliament taking away its lobby badges
EU Watdog Radio Episode 43: Hunger is a political failure over the image of corn grains
Food & agriculture

Hunger is not an issue of production but of political failure

EU Watchdog Radio Episode 43
04.06.2023
In this episode of EU Watchdog Radio, Hans van Scharen talks to Special UN Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri.
Big Toxics 7
Food & agriculture

Big Toxics industry is now Brussels’ top lobby spender

25.05.2023
A new study of the top 50 highest-spenders on EU lobbying based on LobbyFacts data shows that Big Toxics - major chemical industry players - now out-spend Big Tech in their EU lobby firepower.
Big Toxics firepower

Big Toxics and their lobby firepower

25.05.2023
New analysis shows that major chemical industry players ‒ Big Toxics ‒ are at the top of LobbyFacts rankings when it comes to lobby spend.
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Climate

Transatlantic alliance of 130+ EU and US decision makers call to end fossil fuel influence at UN climate talks

23.05.2023
An unprecedentedly large coalition of politicians from the US Congress and the EU Parliament call for an end to fossil fuel industry influence at the UN climate talks weeks before crucial negotiations.
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Climate

Transatlantic alliance of 130+ EU and US decision makers call to end fossil fuel influence at UN climate talks

23.05.2023
An unprecedentedly large coalition of politicians from the United States Congress and the European Union Parliament call for an end to fossil fuel industry influence at the UN climate talks weeks before crucial negotiations on the topic in Bonn, Germany.

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