Last minute: the European Commission has confirmed new talks with the US following attacks on EU tech rules. As pressure mounts, Big Tech is gaining even more influence. Civil society is still not in the room

‪Important decison of the European Court of Justice Decisions impacting people's health can not be taken without their knowledge The European Commission, European Parliament and Member States should comply Will have an impact on rushed-thru Omnibuses. Stop that madness @epsu.bsky.social

Important work economist @isabellamweber.bsky.social on current crisis caused by illegal Trump/Netanyahu war leading to sellers' inflation and how the rich benefit [Again] and what can be done Taxing windfall profits and the wealthy must be part Rather than encourage homework @epsu.bsky.social

The EU's current #deregulation agenda resembles nothing we have seen before, in terms of scope, level of ambition, speed and degree of corporate capture 🚨 New must-read report presents the workings of the deeply undemocratic #deregulationmachine that Commission President von der Leyen has built ⬇️

The EU is on an unprecedented deregulation track. The rules that protect us and our environment, and climate policies, social and digital rights, are being rolled back swiftly and systematically. The EU Commission, still dubs it “simplification”, but there is no denying it is deregulation.

While deregulation campaigns are nothing new to Brussels politics, this one stands out with its scope and methodology. Also, corporate lobbyists and other business representatives are invited in to take a major role, which threatens to set the direction for the EU even further into the future.

This is what corporate capture looks like! - www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/04/w... "Report: How corporations run the EU deregulation agenda" shameful cowardice by @ec.europa.eu

Sen. Warren (D-Mass.) slammed the Trump USTR for pressuring EU trade partners to relax big tech regulation, using tariffs that cost everyday Americans as a lever.... www.cnbc.com/2026/04/01/w... She's seeking info from USTR on whether Musk company execs or lobbyists asked for this...

The 2026 Civil Liberties Union report has found that Giorgia Meloni is "deliberately eroding" the rule of law in Italy - put in the same category as 4 Eastern European countries including Orban's Hungary. The report also has concerns about the direction of the EU under 🇪🇺President von der Leyen.

why is the only non-sad thing he can imagine going to the moon? like why can’t it be high-speed rail? awesome public housing communities? great cinemas and libraries and public spaces? a rejuvenated postal service finding new ways to serve the public? technology for people not profit?

The USA can and should be stripped of the World Cup and the Olympics it is not a safe country.

Stephen Miller demanded that ICE-holes “force confrontations” with protesters because “anti-ICE could not be viewed as successful.” He repeatedly said that protesters “need to be vanquished by any force necessary.” Later, ICE-holes murdered Alex Pretti. #ProudBlue #StephenMiller #FuckICE #AlexPretti

European farright targetting NGOs We fight back #TogetherStronger And will defeat fascism and the farright @epsu.bsky.social

We could've phased out fossil fuels the gradual, smart and painless way starting in the 1990s The fossil fuel industry decided we have to do it the painful, unfair and cruel way instead. because that gave them an extra few decades of super-profits

The U.S. gets its own Judenliste

Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.

Yes, the “people” are the problem… not the energy-wasting businesses and the politicians who protect and subsidize them, of course. This is the second major fossil fuel crisis in 5 years. If this is not a wake up call to transition to renewable energy, I don’t know what is.

Dutch @reneweurope.bsky.social parties D66 and VVD and @eppgroup.bsky.social CDA vote with extreme right so kids can be detained, lgbt+ refugees easier send away No cordon santaire

The corporate Commissioner or Commissioner for Corporate Europe @steph-sejourne.bsky.social Not promoting interests of workers/ our communities Deregulation dressed up as simplification New report @corporateeurope.org reveals extend of corporate capture @epsu.bsky.social @etui.bsky.social

What do these corporations all have in common? -Lockheed Martin -Palantir -Microsoft -Amazon -Comcast -Google -Apple -Meta -HP -Nvidia -T-Mobile They all have lucrative government contracts — and they were all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom that's now on pause.

Should you be curious & need an intro to the deregulation campaign unfolding in the EU, or do you want a thorough analysis of how corporate lobby groups set the agenda, this report may be what you are looking for! See the report links between the deregulation laws/omnibuses and corporate demands.

Italian media today: "too many foreigners in Serie A!" But why are England and Spain so good and why do most top Italians play abroad? Italian clubs have destroyed their youth development and do not recruit talented local minorities -> the talent pool is too small. Look at Italian volleyball!

Corporations are writing EU law. We need to: ✊ defend ethical standards ✊ stop corporate capture ✊ drop all rigged consultation methods that allow corporate lobbyists to dominate ✊ a broad based campaign to defend and expand the protection of the public interest corporateeurope.org/en/2026/04/w...

Commissioner Séjourné held 84 meetings on #deregulation. All 84 were with business groups. Not one civil society org. Not one. This isn't consultation. This is what corporate capture looks like. 🧵 Check out our new report 👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/04/w...

🚨Industry has been lobbying to remove leather from the EUDR. This would scrap requirements for hides to be deforestation-free, so leather linked to deforestation could continue to enter the EU. We’ve shown that this leather has been linked to forest loss in Brazil & Paraguay 👇 bit.ly/4sLS4Ui

Leather is a deforestation driver. We’ve joined NGOs calling on the Commission not to exclude leather from the EU Deforestation Regulation. Removing it would allow products linked to deforestation into the EU market. Strong laws must be based on scientific evidence, not industry lobbying.

Accountability brings consequences. And consequences are the only language corruption understands. Money and political power do not outrank the Constitution. They just need a wake up call and it’s coming at the midterms.👇

A world food crisis is coming as a consequence of the war on Iran. It’s not just about fertilizers and grains. Tomatoes and cucumbers are grown in greenhouses powered by gas. Gas is getting too expensive which means shortages are looming.

In 2022, Italian oil company Eni began approaching Kenyan farmers with a pitch: Plant castor seeds, and we’ll buy the harvest to turn it into green fuel. Our investigation reveals many smallholders were left without pay — and without food.

This is going to be the easiest case ever for The Hague to prosecute. Idiot in Chief made a whole list of crimes he intends to commit.

Expat influencers sold #Dubai to the world and were paid to look the other way. Now the dream is crumbling - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... "The whole social contract of Dubai involves a wilful blindness to the proximity of suffering and violence. After all, #Gaza is geographically close."

Profiteering is not a bug but a feature of wars. TotalEnergies took “advantage of the wartime disruption to make a bumper profit” of more than USD 1 billion. The right response to this war is to end the war, cut off windfall profit opportunities and stabilize prices. www.ft.com/content/eba8...

@endegelaende.bsky.social is taking on the German government's massive build out of new gas-fired power plants - that's not what a just transition looks like! Head to the Rhur 28-30 May 2026 to stand up to the #gaslobby and shut down their dystopian vision.

Graph of the day: the EU's not electrifying its economy, so it's not getting off fossil fuel energy imports. Stark. www.euractiv.com/news/europes...

Amid a growing energy crisis, the European Commission is telling national governments NOT to take actions that could lower prices, like price caps, because they fear it will disrupt the single market. But the EU itself is not acting, so people suffer. www.euractiv.com/news/nationa...

Following the adoption by the Knesset of the racist law on capital punishment for Palestinians @ec.europa.eu and HMG must now invoke Art 2 of their Association Agreements with Israel and terminate it.

👇 powerful account of damaged done by WB/IMF SAPs and steps towards reparation and reform by @jasonhickel.bsky.social and colleagues gh.bmj.com/content/11/S...

New Report Out Now! 📢 "The UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Regulating Corporate Power in the Era of Deregulation" by South Centre & @fesonline.bsky.social Read the full paper: southcentre.int/fes-sc-repor... A thread on why a #BindingTreaty is more urgent than ever:

How a handful of billionaires are buying propaganda platforms to Make Fascism Great Again. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

Across Europe, workers and their trade unions are joining demonstrations in solidarity with the working people of the United States of America. We are taking a united stand for democracy and against the attack on working people’s rights. We will not back down ✊✊✊

US influence campaign in Greenland in plain sight “We can’t simply ignore findings that foreign actors are carrying out influence activities within the kingdom” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/w...

Orbán uses the EU’s own tools, funds, vetoes, market access, to dismantle what the EU stands for. A new @FEPS study maps how: Hungarian public money flowing into foundations, fellowships, media, lobbying that embed illiberalism deep inside American conservatism. feps-europe.eu/wp-content/u...

“Drawing on evidence from more than 40 NGOs in 22 countries, the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) described the governments of Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia as “dismantlers” that were actively weakening the rule of law.”

Oil price now above $115, close to its 2022 spike after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

For an EU that prides itself on the rule of law, 2025 was a worrying year - conditions deteriorated most in the democratic “checks and balances” pillar: independent NGOs & civil society being able to organise, challenge decisions and hold governments to account. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...

Curse of private equity This is an interesting story of how private equity turned UK care homes for vulnerable elderly people into cash machines. Govt privatised care service. PE hiked prices, councils forced to pay PE loaded companies with debt, cut wages/staffing, asset-stripping, poor service

The thing about the whole “social media addiction” campaign from Heritage and all the other far right fundamentalist groups, is that they’re openly bragging about how they’ll use these “kids online safety” legal precedents/laws to censor LGBTQ ppl off the internet

By targeting Szabolcs Panyi, the Hungarian government is sending a chilling message to deter investigative reporting, and shield those in power from scrutiny in crucial election times. @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social

We strongly condemn the baseless accusation against @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social as a serious escalation in #Hungary’s campaign to crush independent journalism 🧵 @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social

🇭🇺 Hungary Orbánland It has come to this: a renowned and highly trusted investigative Hungarian journalist is being accused of espionage simply for doing his job. Please support @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social in every possible way and read his long message (1/3)