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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

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

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
Episode 41: Ealcome to LobbyLeaks.eu!
Lobbying the EU

Welcome to LobbyLeaks.eu!

03.02.2023
In our brand new episode of EU Watchdog Radio, we talk to MEP Paul Tang and to CEO’s Bram Vranken about the new website LobbyLeaks.eu
lobbyleaks.eu
Lobbying the EU

LobbyLeaks, new hotline to expose shady Big Tech lobbying, is launched

02.02.2023
A new hotline for anonymous tip-offs about Big Tech lobbying is being launched today. Lobbying campaigns and tactics which either breach the EU transparency’s register code of conduct, or are considered to be an unregulated form of lobbying, can be passed on via the website lobbyleaks.eu.
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Lobbying the EU

Spamming the regulator

30.01.2023
Big Tech might be the EU's biggest lobby spender by sector, but research by CEO and LobbyControl shows that a little-known band of economic consultancies are still managing to fly under the radar on behalf of their tech clients. These consultancies are effectively 'spamming the regulator' with supposedly neutral reports to influence the EU's competition policy and smooth the path for Big Tech monopolies and mergers. What's worse, the Commission's DG Competition in charge of competition policy enjoys a regular revolving door with these consultancies.
© European Union 2014 - European Parliament. (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons license).
Lobbying the EU

Qatargate

23.01.2023
Everything you need to know about the Qatargate scandal rocking the European Parliament and the wider issues that this debacle raises.
Bills of 200 and 500 euros. Photo by Pixabay
Lobbying the EU

Qatargate: lobby watchdog says the European Parliament needs to close all loopholes

12.01.2023
EU lobby watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory has warned that the proposals by the President of European Parliament in response to the Qatar-Morocco scandal are inadequate, leave the gate half-open, and don’t come close to ensuring there will be no future scandals. Some of the proposed reforms are promising: the ban on so-called friendship groups with third countries; revolving door rules for MEPs and the obligation for all MEPs to disclose meetings.
CEO 25 years anniversary celebration

25 years of CEO

20.12.2022
We offer you this bird's eye view of Corporate Europe Observatory's activities over the past 25 years, from our foundation in 1997 all the up to the present day. We've dug out a couple of highlights from each year of our existence, though of course, this covers a fraction of our work and what we have achieved. On the one hand, we would love for all the issues CEO works on to be solved. On the other hand, we suspect that, from climate justice to food and agriculture, from public services to health policy, we still have many more years of campaign work ahead of us!

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