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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 1d

Today in Bxl, Big Polluter event #ICMSummit25 is promoting carbon capture & storage as a get-out-of-jail-free card for fossil fuels, no matter how unlikely, costly or risky www.linkedin.com/showcase/icm...

Listen to #PeopleNotPolluters like Eni, Equinor & #CCS lobbies like ZEP ⬇️ #FossilFreePolitics

Screenshot of the 'Our current members' page of the website of Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP), one of the co-organisers of the ICM Summit, showing its energy company members, with the logos of fossil fuel companies including Equinor, Eni, Repsol, Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and TotalEnergies.

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Alice Stollmeyer @stollmeyer.bsky.social · 9h

It’s time to stop worshipping Mario Draghi as the leading advocate of European technological sovereignty: his conclusions are deeply flawed.

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It’s Time to Stop Worshipping Mario Draghi | TechPolicy.Press

Mario Draghi is steering Europe toward tech sovereignty. But his vision for industrial reform may repeat old and costly mistakes, writes William Burns.

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 10h

“Legislative and regulatory self-restraint” 🙄
A document obtained by @politico.eu shows EU leaders will be calling on the Commission not to bring in any new laws… except for dismantling existing ones of course (no restraint on “omnibuses”!).
#deregulation #RulesToProtect

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Marjory van den Broeke @mvandenbroeke.bsky.social · 9h

"Het tegengif voor het fascisme: morele moed.

Fascisme krijgt ruimte door een hardnekkige misvatting: dat jij het niet kunt stoppen. Dat klopt niet. Gezamenlijk kunnen we ons weren tegen de woede en het wantrouwen die onze democratie overspoelen. "

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Tien manieren om je te verzetten tegen fascisme

Fascisme krijgt ruimte door een hardnekkige misvatting: dat jij het niet kunt stoppen. Dat klopt niet. Gezamenlijk kunnen we ons weren tegen de woede en het wantrouwen die onze democratie overspoelen....

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Rei Takver @rtakver.bsky.social · 23h

OpenAI *really* isn't hiding its intention to power the AI boom with fossil fuels.

New from me @desmog.com

www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...

OpenAI’s New Energy Chief Is a Trump Administration Natural Gas Evangelist

The ChatGPT creator hired John McCarrick, a gas-loving former Trump energy official, to guide how the company will source huge quantities of power for its colossal supercomputers.

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 2d

The Digital Coup: How Silicon Valley Billionaires and Tech Giants Are Capturing Britain’s Future
I investigate the web of influence connecting Larry Ellison, Tony Blair, Keir Starmer, and the corporations vying to control Britain’s digital infrastructure.
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The Digital Coup: How Silicon Valley Billionaires and Tech Giants Are Capturing Britain’s Future

An investigation into the web of influence connecting Larry Ellison, Tony Blair, Keir Starmer, and the corporations positioning themselves to control Britain’s digital infrastructure

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 1d

Synthetic fertilizers poison our food system, deplete our soil, and put food prices in the hands of a few corporations.

Fertilizers poison our bodies, water, and air.
They are linked to cancer, birth defects, and respiratory illness.

Read more: bit.ly/4nYirn7
#GlobalFertilizerDay

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 1d

Today, the European Parliament will vote on the Omnibus I proposal. And behind this vote lies a massive lobby campaign by ExxonMobil, our investigation reveals.

This is outrageous.

The EU cannot let those causing the crisis write the rules to get out of it.

www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...

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Peter Teffer @peterteffer.bsky.social · 1d

"Big Alcohol has lobbied intensely against the Irish government’s plans to introduce cigarette-style health warning labels on alcohol. [..] The industry collaborated with a consultancy firm that previously worked with the tobacco, fossil fuels and asbestos sectors."

Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 1d

🍺 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 – 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭. And as far as Heineken is concerned, that’s how they’d like it to stay. The brewer giant fiercely opposed Irish plans for health warnings on alcohol, using tricks straight out of the tobacco industry’s playbook.

Read our latest story 👇

This is the warning Big Alcohol wants to keep off your bottles of beer

Ireland was set to become the first EU country to put cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks. But following a massive lobby campaign by Big Booze – stretching from Dublin and Brussels to Washington...

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 1d

Varhelyi has repeatedly acted in breach of relevant EU rules with Von der Leyen repeatedly ignoring his rogue behaviour as well as ignoring the European Parliament's request in *2023* to investigate Varhelyi when he was busy doctoring rule of law assessments to please Orban's autocratic buddies...

Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 1d

What can the EU do NOW to address the Varhelyi’s affair:

1. Von der Leyen can compel resignation
2. Refer to CJEU for compulsory retirement (precedent: Cresson case)
3. Leave post UNFILLED until 2029—deny Hungary replacement

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Alexander Fanta @alexfanta.bsky.social · 1d

The European Commission launched a new AI strategy last week. But it barely mentioned the huge amount of energy gobbled up by AI, and the devastating environmental fallout.

Find this in our latest newsletter: www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...

AI’s power problem? Brussels isn’t losing sleep

The AI fever gripping financial markets has delayed the phase-out of coal plants in the U.S. and is sparking fresh investment in nuclear energy. Yet, despite rising concerns over AI’s carbon footprint, the new European Commission push to “Apply AI” appears unworried about the technology’s soaring energy demands. Instead, the new report urges the energy sector to adopt AI to optimise energy grids and storage, while offering only a cursory nod to the rapid rise in energy consumption the technology is expected to bring.

Its only tangible commitment? Hidden deep in an annex: a plan to ask companies to report AI-related energy consumption under a common standard. But even that’s not expected until late next year – while Big Tech’s servers, and the coal plants feeding them, keep burning.

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Jordyn Dahl @jordyndahl.bsky.social · 4d

Huawei is using its membership at a dominant solar panel lobbying group to gain access to EU institutions and influence how cybersecurity risks are presented to policymakers.

My story: www.politico.eu/article/huaw...

How Huawei came in from the cold after being blacklisted by the EU

The powerful Chinese company is back at one of the bloc’s most influential lobbies, raising questions over its impact on watering down policies aimed at limiting Beijing’s ability to hack key infra…

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🔥Peter🌍✊Antifaschist @peterru.bsky.social · 3d

“Let’s call this what it is: A baseless attempt to chill free speech and scare people away from exercising their constitutional right to protest an authoritarian regime.” | Common Dreams Oct 10, 2025

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'We Will Not Back Down,' Says Indivisible as Trump Aims FBI, IRS at Liberal Groups | Common Dreams

"Let’s call this what it is: A baseless attempt to chill free speech and scare people away from exercising their constitutional right to protest an authoritarian regime."

www.commondreams.org

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 4d

🚫 Lately, Allied for Startups has lobbied for the so-called '28th regime', a set of weaker EU rules on taxation and labour rights - a social dumping disaster in the making.

EU policy-makers should close the door to Big Tech’s shady lobbying tactics

www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/s...

A social dumping disaster? EU’s ‘ 28th Regime’ plans could help corporations bypass member state rules | Corporate Europe Observatory

In the name of competitiveness, corporate lobby groups are promoting a radical plan to create an EU-level ‘28th regime’ of parallel, weaker rules. This could help corporations to avoid stricter member...

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 4d

One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

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Back-on-Track.eu @back-on-track.eu · 4d

Bad news for night train lovers: 🌙 The Paris–Berlin/Vienna connection ends this December, and the Berlin–Stockholm route will follow in 2026. Politics, not passengers, are derailing Europe’s night trains. We need fair conditions & stable support for sustainable travel. 🚆💔

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 4d

⚠️For years, the Big Tech front group Allied for Startups has been underreporting its lobby budget.

👏 Following a complaint by CEO and @lobbycontrol.bsky.social, Allied for Startups has now been forced by the EU Transparency Register to correct its registration.

👉 corporateeurope.org/en/media/6430

Allied For Startups asbl datacard on lobbyfacts.eu

Check out all LobbyFacts data on Allied For Startups asbl as extracted from the EU lobby transparancy register. Allied For Startups is the policy voice of startups in the EU and worldwide. The organ...

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 4d

Democracy must not be a politics of closure but of continual renewal. Fear closes the future.

Politics must be more than fear. Democracy is worth defending not only because it protects rights but because it keeps the future open.

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...

Hope is not naïve optimism

It is a political choice

www.ips-journal.eu

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Oxfam EU @oxfameu.bsky.social · 5d

💰 EU billionaires’ wealth surged by €400 billion in just six months — that’s over €2 billion a day.

Meanwhile, ordinary Europeans are paying the price.

Our new report shows how decades of tax policies have favored the super-rich 👇

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#TaxTheRich #ECOFIN

Oxfam EU @oxfameu.bsky.social · 5d

📢 EU Billionaires’ wealth surges by over €400bn in first half of 2025.

That’s over €2bn a day.

🔗https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/eu-billionaires-wealth-surges-over-eu400-billion-first-half-2025

#TaxTheRich

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Sidney Rothstein @sidneyrothstein.bsky.social · 8d

Where do startup policies come from?

Probably not from startups.

Most can hardly afford to keep the lights on, so how do they afford to lobby for changing national policy?

Answer: Big Tech’s money

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Observatoire des multinationales @obsmultinationales.bsky.social · 5d

[ENQUETE]

Plus discret que Musk, le patron d’Oracle Larry Ellison est en train de bâtir un empire médiatique qui inclura peut-être bientôt TikTok et CNN

Une force de frappe qu’il pourrait mettre au service de ses amis Trump, Blair et Netanyahu

➡️ multinationales.org/fr/enquetes/...
#FAF40

Larry Ellison, l'autre milliardaire réactionnaire de la tech... dont vous n'avez pas encore assez entendu parler

Plus discret qu'un Elon Musk sur ses accointances politiques, le patron d'Oracle Larry Ellison est en train de se construire un véritable empire médiatique outre-Atlantique avec l'acquisition du group...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Donald Trump is ordering extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers.

He's vilifying his political opponents and threatening to jail them.

His ICE agents are terrorizing immigrants and firing chemical agents at peaceful protestors.

And some people think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 5d

Three letters. One message.

🎥 Watch “Return to Sender”, our message to President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu : If they’re too dangerous for us, they’re too dangerous for anyone.
#Mancozeb

#StopToxicExport #EndDoubleStandards

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Nina Holland @nina-holland.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Doe mee! Nog 6 dagen te gaan om de EU te vertellen dat we geen afzwakking van regels rond voedselveiligheid en pesticiden willen.
Lees dit artikel en schrijf mee! Deadline 14 oktober.

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 11d

📣 Yet another #Omnibus proposal has been announced and this time the target is food and feed safety, in particular #pesticides.
☠️ The pesticide industry wants to weaken current pesticide rules.
👉 Tell EU decision makers: No weakening pesticide laws!
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Tell the Commission: no weakening of rules on food and feed safety, pesticides | Corporate Europe Observatory

Yet another Omnibus proposal has been announced in a ‘call for evidence’ by the Commission, to “reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining high standards”, and this time the target is foo...

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Nina Holland @nina-holland.bsky.social · 5d

📣 CALL TO ACTION! Tell the Commission: no weakening of rules on #food and #feed safety, #pesticides

Deadline is 14 October so please act fast.

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 11d

📣 Yet another #Omnibus proposal has been announced and this time the target is food and feed safety, in particular #pesticides.
☠️ The pesticide industry wants to weaken current pesticide rules.
👉 Tell EU decision makers: No weakening pesticide laws!
corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/t...

Tell the Commission: no weakening of rules on food and feed safety, pesticides | Corporate Europe Observatory

Yet another Omnibus proposal has been announced in a ‘call for evidence’ by the Commission, to “reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining high standards”, and this time the target is foo...

corporateeurope.org

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