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Olivier Hoedeman @olivierhoedeman.bsky.social · Aug 8

“The MCC festival, with its line-up of far-right propagandists, is a disturbing example of how the Orbán regime is working to promote its reactionary ideology"

“Behind the hip image, the festival is organised by a think tank that attacks climate policy, civil society and gender rights”

DeSmog @desmog.com · Aug 7

🔴 NEW - Farage and Vance ‘Sherpa’ Attacked ‘Ukraine Brain’ at Oil-Backed Festival

An academic with ties to Reform slammed the UK’s strong support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

📝 @joeygrostern.bsky.social & @writesbright.bsky.social

Farage and Vance ‘Sherpa’ Attacked ‘Ukraine Brain’ at Oil-Backed Festival

James Orr, an ally of Nigel Farage and JD Vance, accused the UK of adopting a “naive and dangerous” approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at an event organised by an oil-funded think tank. Speaking...

www.desmog.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 1

By failing to sanction Israel, EU leaders are complicit in its crimes. They must act now | Josep Borrell

Europe’s silence has allowed the genocide of Palestinians to continue unchecked – undermining all it stands for, says Josep Borrell, a former EU high representative

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Vicky Cann @vickycann.bsky.social · Jul 17

Good news. We've helped improve the EU lobby register - although major flaws remain of course!

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 17

In Feb we & @lobbycontrol.bsky.social complained about likely under- & over-reporting in EU lobby register.

Secretariat has now come back with outcome which shows €47 millions-worth of changes

💶 €2,450,000 added
💶 €23,145,000 taken off
💶 €22,150,000 removed

corporateeurope.org/en/complaint...

On the left of this cartoon is a small box labelled ‘small company’ with an arrow labelled ‘over-declares lobby spending’. Below this is a large box labelled ‘massive company’ with an arrow which says ‘under-declares lobby spending’. On the right is a distorted picture of a man with a tie holding a briefcase and it is labelled ‘EU lobby register – A distorted picture of lobbying’. Cartoon by @CartoonRalph.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 16

🚨New video!

Communities impacted by green hydrogen projects in South Africa finally had their voices heard by MEPs and the European Commission for the first time.

🤥 Incredibly disappointing: the Commission denied the EU was involved in any of the projects shown

corporateeurope.org/en/2025/07/h...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 17

🔎 Check out LobbyFacts (our data platform with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social) which has a lot more functionality than official register, incl. lobby archive:
www.lobbyfacts.eu

🖊️ And if you like our work, join our newsletter list + support us with a donation.

Thanks!

corporateeurope.org/en/newsletter

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 17

In Feb we & @lobbycontrol.bsky.social complained about likely under- & over-reporting in EU lobby register.

Secretariat has now come back with outcome which shows €47 millions-worth of changes

💶 €2,450,000 added
💶 €23,145,000 taken off
💶 €22,150,000 removed

corporateeurope.org/en/complaint...

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La Marea @lamarea.com · Jul 16

Romper relaciones con la banca, los fondos de pensiones privados y las universidades.

Esto pide la relatora de la ONU a todos los países

Albanese pide a todos los países revisar y suspender sus lazos con Israel | lamarea.com

Albanese recomendó romper «las relaciones militares, estratégicas, políticas, diplomáticas y económicas» con el Estado de Israel.

www.lamarea.com

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 14

🚨 Urgent call to suspend the EU-Israel association agreement and end trade and cooperation with Israel, in light of the continuing genocide in Gaza and Israel’s long-standing violations of international law.

Read it here 👉 europeantradejustice.org/open-letter-...

@eurtradejustice.bsky.social

Open Letter: Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement!

Open Letter: Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement! To: High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas CC: President of…

europeantradejustice.org

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 10

The parties that voted for her Commission on the basis that it would not be deregulation should withdraw their support and vote her down.

ℹ️ For more info on deregulation: corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

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Deregulation Watch | Corporate Europe Observatory

Check out our new posts on Deregulation Watch which helps civil society monitor new developments in the deregulation agenda, assess what’s at stake, and organise in defence of strong social, environme...

corporateeurope.org

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 10

The most burning reason why VDL should resign is that she has unleashed an irresponsible & antidemocratic deregulation wave (resulting in unprecedented levels of corporate capture) & violated promises she made to the EP that it was only 'simplification'.

ℹ️ corporateeurope.org/en/2025/07/c...

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A crash course on the EU’s deregulation wave | Corporate Europe Observatory

The European Commission’s deregulation wave means attacks on labour rights, climate policies, nature protection, public health, and more. We explain the basic scheme behind this wave of destruction – ...

corporateeurope.org

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 10

It's been quite a week for the 🇪🇺 #deregulation agenda after the publication of the 6th #omnibus - this time on chemicals.

The whole #chemicals package delivered a huge gain for the industry, with very few obligations in return.

Read more on Deregulation Watch:
corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

An image of a bus stop with a sign saying ‘omnibus’ and waiting for the bus are: a person representing the arms industry, another representing big energy, another representing big tech, and another representing big polluters. A bus approaches and where the destination is normally displayed, it says: disaster. On the bus stop, where the advertisements are normally displayed, it says: Omnibus: gutting sets of protective rules in one go, get yours now!

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 10

Solidarity w Francesca Albanese who faces threats of US sanctions, right after the special rapporteur to the UN human rights council published a grim new report on companies profiting from genocide.
Big Tech names like Palantir feature, along with ag & construction giants.
#Gaza

shorturl.at/MsIk7

report summary quote: "The complicity exposed by this report is just the tip of the iceberg; ending it will not happen without holding the private sector accountable, including its executives."
https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5923-economy-occupation-economy-genocide-report-special-rapporteur

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 16

The meeting began w/ a special screening of our unreleased documentary, which tells the story from the ground through the testimonies of fisherfolk, farmers & indigenous leaders paying the true price of Europe’s so-called green transition

🎬Check out the teaser👇
ℹ️ corporateeurope.org/en/ScrambleF...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 16

Great news! If your Dutch is as bad as half the people in CEO's team, you can now watch the excellent Dutch investigation by @zembla-bnnvara.bsky.social on how the pesticide industry influenced the approval of #glyphosate in English!

👉 youtu.be/KOkWahiUgQ4?...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 16

🚨 Good news! The European Parliament’has decided to maintain the Amazon lobby ban 👏

Additionally, it rejected a closed-door hearing with Amazon representatives. It also committed to holding another hearing and organise a visit to Amazon warehouses.

@uni-europa.bsky.social ✊

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UNI Europa @uni-europa.bsky.social · Jul 16

BREAKING: The European Parliament’s Employment Committee decided to maintain the Amazon lobby ban and reject a closed-door hearing with Amazon representatives. It also committed to holding another hearing and organise a visit to Amazon warehouses.

European Parliament maintains Amazon lobby ban

The European Parliament’s Employment Committee decided to maintain the Amazon lobby ban and reject a closed-door hearing with Amazon representatives.

www.uni-europa.org

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 9

Although 🇪🇺 leaders praise green hydrogen as a climate solution, communities in 🇿🇦 are being displaced, silenced and polluted in its name.

Today, for the first time, impacted communities had their voices heard by MEPs and the European Commission.

Read more 🔗 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/07/h...

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Pascoe Sabido @pascoesabido.bsky.social · Jul 9

And we're outta there! Hasta la vista Strasbourg 🇫🇷

Was an absolute privilege to be able to bring the voices of 🇿🇦 communities fighting #greenhydrogen into the heart of EU decision-making.

Thanks to @udobullmann.bsky.social @tillymetz.bsky.social for making it happen 🙏🏼

This is just the first step ✊🏼

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Pascoe Sabido @pascoesabido.bsky.social · Jul 9

@groundworksa.bsky.social's Yegeshni Moodley to the European Parliament:

"Green hydrogen has been marketed as a promised panacea for all our energy transition woes.... But there are critical flaws in this hypothesis – there is no empty land in my country, and energy is never free."

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Pascoe Sabido @pascoesabido.bsky.social · Jul 9

2/2 Correia says that the CTIP is responding to South Africa's coal dominated energy sector (80+%).

Yet building vast quantities of renewable electricity to be used to produce green hydrogen, which is then exported, is NOT going to clean up the grid.

Predictably disappointing.

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Pascoe Sabido @pascoesabido.bsky.social · Jul 9

DG TRADE's Dora Correia responds to comments on the #CTIP by saying very little of substance that's not already in existing documents.

Avoids criticisms brought up by South Africa's communities or trade unionists. Says the EU is responding to a call by South Africa ("not our fault, gov").
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Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) @actsa-uk.bsky.social · Jul 9

This clip is from our 'No Anglo' event with @ldnminingnetwork.bsky.social on 1 May bringing together communities affected by mining giant Anglo American from Chile, Zambia and Peru.

You can read @corporateeurope.org's report 'The EU's dirty hydrogen push in South Africa - revealed' here:

The EU's dirty hydrogen push in South Africa - revealed | Corporate Europe Observatory

EU politicians are presenting green hydrogen as a win-win fuel, claiming it will lead to low-carbon industrialisation in the Global South while decarbonising economies in Europe.

corporateeurope.org

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Pascoe Sabido @pascoesabido.bsky.social · Jul 8

2/2 The Parliament's Delegation to South Africa 🇿🇦 will follow the 🎥 with a hearing on the #CTIP + #greenhydrogen, featuring the DG TRADE + @groundworksa.bsky.social

Tomorrow marks the first time the voices of 🇿🇦's impacted communities are heard by EU decision makers - but definitely not the last 📢✊🏼

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Pascoe Sabido @pascoesabido.bsky.social · Jul 8

1/2 We've made it to Strasbourg 🇫🇷🥖🧀 👔

Tomorrow @corporateeurope.org will be in the EU Parliament for a preview screening of our new documentary 🎥 The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa 🎥 See the teaser here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AATC...

If you're in Strasbourg, join us! Deets below

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 9

While EU leaders hail green hydrogen as a climate solution, communities in South Africa are being displaced, silenced and polluted in its name.Our doc tells the story from the ground –through the testimonies of those paying the true price of Europe’s so-called green transition
👉 youtu.be/AATCdoIQ1yU

Teaser: The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa

YouTube video by CEO | Corporate Europe Observatory

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 9

🚨Live now the EU Parliament for a preview screening of our new documentary 🎥 The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa

Follow it live here 👉 ep.interactio.eu/ccfy-x95-vvp...

Interactio Panel

ep.interactio.eu

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