ALTER-EU is a coalition of over 200 civil society groups and trade unions concerned with the influence of corporate lobbyists on the political agenda in Europe
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ALTER-EU retweeted
The EU's lobby #transparency register requires "intergroups and unofficial groupings" like the "MEP Horse Group" to disclose their membership and financial information.
But the MEP Horse Group, chaired by MEP @hildevautmans, appears to be absent in the lobby register. 👀
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🇧🇪 Twitter sphere reacted astonished and amused that there's a "MEP Horse Group"
There are dozens of unofficial cross-party groups of MEPs and business lobbyists, ranging from the EP Beer Club to groups run by banking, energy & BigTech #lobbyists
➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/power…
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Rightful dismay in 🇧🇪 about tweet by Renew MEP Vautmans celebrating @Europarl_EN's decision to allow lowering of VAT on horses
In same week when 🇧🇪 gov said it couldn't afford VAT cut on bicycles
Vautmans chairs MEP Horse Group, a grouping of MEPs & horse sector #lobbyists
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ALTER-EU retweeted
No surprise there.😤
Want to start the year with something new? Stop the fossil fuel industry from greenwashing their message through advertising by joining the European Citizen's initiative that calls for a law to #BanFossilAds.
bit.ly/3HEmT5b
theguardian.com/technology/2…
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Q. Which EU member state has biggest defence industry?
A. France.
So no surprise that defence will be major #PFUE2022 priority. Beware of EU corporate welfare for Thales, Airbus, Safran, Dassault etc.
corporateeurope.org/en/under…
#undertheinfluence
#corporatecapture
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Gros travail de @corporateeurope et @transnationales qui alertent sur les « liaisons dangereuses » entre le gouvernement et les grandes entreprises, à 10 jours du début de la #PFUE2022.
#ConflitDIntérets #PublicPrivé #lobbying
lemonde.fr/economie/article/…
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DHL, Microsoft, Reanult, Porsche, Coca-Cola, Stellantis, The Navigator Company, BMW, OMV Petrol. What do these companies have in common?
9%They're all Big Polluters
23%Sponsors of EU Council
68%All of the above
56 votes • Final results ALTER-EU retweeted
We demand #PFUE2022:
👉prioritises public interest
👉avoids privileged access for corporate interests
👉 stops meeting with fossil fuel industry
👉 ensures transparency of all lobby meetings
⚡Read our report with @transnationales :
corporateeurope.org/en/under…
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📋A new report by @corporateeurope and @transnationales highlights how corporations influence the #PFUE2022 on promoting private actors in health, care and water.
📢We call on @Europe2022FR to address public needs!
Read the report here▶️bit.ly/3GVcwcY
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Today, the Council has voted on the #DMA. Negotiations in the Council are still intransparent. Some governments have been heavily lobbying on behalf of Big Tech. Especially member states where Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple have their EU headquarters. lobbycontrol.de/2021/11/digi…
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The Commission's tax department has greatly improved #transparency around contacts with the #tobacco industry, in line with UN treaty
Like @EU_Health, @EU_Taxud now pro-actively discloses meetings with tobacco #lobbyists 👏
Will the rest of @EU_Commission follow this example?
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We spotted a rather unusual meeting in Commissioner @vestager’s agenda tomorrow
Is she meeting Matteo Renzi as Italian Senator (to discuss which file?) or in his private capacity (eg Saudi lobbyist? Tech investor?)
Regardless, former PM do enjoy access thegoodlobby.it/renzi-in-ara…
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In response to our research showing 500+ fossil fuel lobbyists at #COP26, the UNFCCC said it wouldn't allow "open promotion of oil & gas". Yet the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has 3 delegates in the talks and is doing exactly that. 👀
finance.yahoo.com/news/media…
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Full (covid safe) house today at our @COP26_Coalition people summit event!
Thank you so much to all who joined
Together we will win! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿
ALTER-EU retweeted
#FossilFreePolitics campaign letter to #COP26 leaders
130+ civil society organisations call for UK, UN and EU leaders to address the elephant in the room which is holding back global climate ambition: the fossil fuel industry and its #lobbying
fossilfreepolitics.org/news-…
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Who figured out how COP26 should address financial markets? Answer: some of the worst financiers of fossil fuels! Coalitions og big finance have basically written the official proposal. Read our report w/ @TNInstitute. (LINK) corporateeurope.org/en/2021/… #KickPollutersOut
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👉 Read the full article from the @euobs here euobserver.com/democracy/153…
✊About the research we published today with @FossilFreeEU @foeeurope
@FoodWaterEurope
"Including cases of former European Commission advisers,EU ambassadors,MEPs,national MPs,energy & financial ministers"
ALTER-EU retweeted
⁉️ Between 2015-2021 @Shell, @bp_plc, @TotalEnergies, @Equinor, @eni + @GalpPress:
⚠️ Had 71 #revolvingdoor cases
⚠️ Met top @EU_Commission officials 568 times: 1.5 meetings/week for 7 years
⚠️ Spent >€170m lobbying in Europe
👉 Read our report: corporateeurope.org/en/stop-…
ALTER-EU retweeted
Under the influence?
Is upcoming 🇫🇷 EU Presidency already captured by corporate interests? Check out the new report 👇👇
corporateeurope.org/en/under…
#PFUE2022 #PFUE
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If @EmmanuelMacron is serious about "stopping building our Europe in isolation from the people", we need urgent transparency & accountability reforms in Brussels + Paris.
Will #PFUE2022 present agenda to open up #EUCouncil & Elysee decision-making? #PFUE
corporateeurope.org/en/under…
