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Chemical romance: how politicians fell for BASF

2023-03-15

Story from Corporate Europe Observatory: The biggest chemical producer in the world, German company BASF is a political powerhouse and has used its influence to push back against chemicals regulation in the EU. No wonder, when its products include ‘forever’ chemicals and hazardous pesticides. Corporate Europe Observatory takes a look at the company's influencing tactics, as well as its scandals, from a massive carbon footprint to 'Cancer Alley'.

CC-BY-SA-4.0 Photographs by User:Tukka

EU lobby register still riddled with errors

2023-02-01

Article from EU Observer: The EU's lobby register remains riddled with errors, as pro-transparency campaigners demand better data and mandatory oversight rules. The latest findings come amid a raft of proposals by the European Parliament president to weed out corruption in the wake of the Qatargate lobbying scandal.

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Βίκι Καν: Δεν γίνεται να συναντούν λομπίστες κρυφά

2023-01-25

Story from Documento, Greece: Στη συνέντευξη που παραχώρησε στο Documento η Βίκι Καν, διοργανώτρια εκστρατειών της ΜΚΟ Παρατηρητήριο της Ευρώπης των Πολυεθνικών, αναφέρεται στον τρόπο λειτουργίας της πλατφόρμας lobbyfacts.eu, αλλά και εξηγεί γιατί μια εταιρεία αποφασίζει να δώσει μεγάλα χρηματικά ποσά για λόμπινγκ στις Βρυξέλλες: ώστε να προωθήσει τα συμφέροντά της στους υπεύθυνους χάραξης πολιτικής της ΕΕ.

By Paul Clarke: https://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_clarke/7422553602

Eva Kaili’s sister seeks to scrub history from EU’s transparency archives

2023-01-22

Story from Politico.eu: When it comes to online records of past lobbying work, Eva Kaili’s sister Mantalena wants a clean slate.

From Documento

Χρυσή ιέρεια του τεχνολογικού λόμπι η Εύα Καϊλή

2022-12-26

Story from Documento, Greece: Από τις Βρυξέλλες μέχρι το Τόκιο έχουν φτάσει η φήμη της και οι δαιδαλώδεις σχέσεις της με ΜΚΟ και think tanks

© European Union 2014 - European Parliament. (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons license).

A family affair: How the Kaili sisters intertwined lobbying and politics

2022-12-22

Story from Politico.eu: When suspended European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was arrested in a cash-for-influence sting involving Qatar and Morocco on December 9, the first person to mount an impassioned defense was her sister, Mantalena Kaili.