💚 Almost weekend? 📣 Time for EU Watchdog Radio's new podcast! 👉 With UN Special Rapporteur Olivier de Schutter, CIEL's Rachel Radvany and CEO's Nina Holland 📖 On new briefing The Pollution Playbook, covering chemical industry tactics to undermine science corporateeurope.org/en/2026/03/p...

It's People vs. #PFAS polluters. For a small insight into how PFAS-affected communities, who live with pollution every day, are treated by those in Brussels' lobby quarter, check out this video. Spoiler: 💥 VDL refused to meet citizens 💥 PFAS lobby called the police

The EU moved away from Russian gas so it couldn't be weaponised by Putin. But rather than reducing energy demand + rolling out renewables, it doubled down on US LNG. Now Trump threatens to cut off supply if the EU doesn't ratify their trade deal. Weaponised x10. nationaltoday.com/us/dc/washin...

70 organisations have written to MEPs asking them to vote against the #PCIlist proposal for a new generation of hydrogen and fossil fuel pipelines. We call on the Commission to draw up an electricity-only list of projects to avoid fossil fuel lock-in. www.foodandwatereurope.org/wp-content/u...

🌷 The arrival of spring comes this year alongside troubling news from the EU Commission. Their recent legislative rollback risks allowing even more #pesticides into our fields and food. www.pan-europe.info/blog/pestici...

Election after election exit polls show that those who consider their economic security as poor vote for the neo-fascist AfD. We need an antifascist economic policy instead of a revival of 90s style neoliberalism. This has become only more urgent in face of the energy crisis.

🗓️ In Brussels Wednesday 25th? Join us in the European Parliament for the launch of @rosaluxeu.bsky.social + @communia.bsky.social's new study, “Reclaiming Steel: A Public Path for Europe’s Green Industrial Strategy”. Register👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights Marcos Orellana tells the European Parliament subcommittee on human rights: "The European Commission promised a ban on the export of pesticides forbidden in the EU in its chemical strategy. It still has not come forward with a proposal." #Exportban

There are quite a few cynical and sinister figures in British public life. But Tony Blair is among the very worst. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Check our new #DeregulationWatch update which focuses on the #Chemicals Omnibus which threatens to: ⚠️ weaken chemicals labelling rules ⚠️ make it easier to keep carcinogens in cosmetics ⚠️ loosen fertiliser regulations corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

Dearest Readers, The invitations have been delivered, silver has been polished, and the 270+ signatories of the #AntwerpCounterSummit are officially adjusting their silks. 🖋️ ⏰ But the guest is... missing? Is the President's dance card already full of corporate interests? bit.ly/AntwerpCount...

La temporada comenzó, pero no todos fueron invitados al baile. La industria tuvo alfombra roja en Amberes. +270 organizaciones exigen su cita antes del #EUCO. ¿Aceptará @vonderleyen el baile? 💃 ✍️ Firma: friendsoftheearth.eu/sign-the-declaration/ #AntwerpCounterSummit #Bridgerton​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Lady Whistledown has a new bulletin! 🗞️ It seems the industry’s "Antwerp Summit" was missing one key guest: The People. While the industrial "ton" pushes for deregulation, a coalition of 270+ organisations is stepping into the spotlight. Will @vonderleyen accept the dance? 💃 🔗More: bit.ly/3PbwZ6H

📣 Dearest Gentle Readers, The season is upon us, but not everyone has been invited to the ball! With captains of industry treated to red carpet, the rest of society has been left out. 270 organisations invite Von der Leyen to the #AntwerpCounterSummit: bit.ly/AntwerpCount... 👉Will she accept?!

This month's EU pesticide meeting presents a mixed picture. We finally see some long-overdue ban proposals on substances harmful to humans & wildlife under consideration. Yet, political deadlock persists on banning endocrine disruptors & #PFAS #pesticides. www.pan-europe.info/blog/eu-cont...

Inspiring presentation on the most important progressive activist gathering this year: the World Social Forum, August 4-8 in Benin 🇧🇯 More than 50,000 people from across the world are expected, with activist caravans arriving from different parts of Africa For more information ➡️ fsm2026benin.org

Such a pleasure to be in Paris and participate in the "European gathering of movements for struggle and social & ecological transformation" 🎊 Excellent strategising on challenges such as the rise of the far right, #austerity, growing #inequality, #deregulation and the dangerous power of #BigTech 💪

And how come F-gases (big source of TFA) were allowed continued production in the first place, despite being strong contributer to climate crisis? See our 2005 report Chilling Intent : archive.corporateeurope.org/lobbycracy/c...

Representatives from 5 PFAS-affected communities are taking the floor. Lawyear Isabelle Lamuseau about 3M: "Flemish government did not take action to not jeopardise a road project. I acted not as a lawyer but as a member of the public, and pointed out illegalities by 3M and the road project".

Full room for tonight's event on #PFAS and affected communities. Renew MEP Martin Hojsík recalls EEA "Late lessons from early warnings" reports. Health impacts are felt over several generations. Action is taking too long. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu A full ban on PFAS now! #ForeverChemicals

🚨 The EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act #IAA is finally out: 🚘 The result of heavy lobbying, led by the steel + car industries (Séjourné's door was always open) 🏭 Claims to promote the green transition, but really is about slashing permitting rules that protect people + nature. Expect ⬆️ pollution 💨

Our friends in Transnational Institute have set up a page with tributes from across the globe to Susan George who passed lately. Lots of good words there, recommended reading: www.tni.org/en/article/i...

Corporate lobbyists in Brussels have a playbook. 4 tactics they use to shape EU laws without us noticing: 1️⃣ Repeat until it sounds like consensus 2️⃣ Throw money at it 3️⃣ Blur the lines between regulator and regulated 4️⃣ Delay, distract, greenwash The more we know it, the less we fall for it!

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⚠️ Independent media @republik.ch are facing a lawsuit by Palantir after a 2-part investigation in Dec 25, based on FOI requests, showing how the company lobbied Swiss authorities. The case raises real concerns about freedom of the press. 1/ netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...

2 years ago, we were in ground in Antwerp protesting the Clean Industrial Deal, the European Commission’s flagship policy. Surprising to no one, despite the name, it’s not so clean and definitely not green! It's worth watching it again and check out the thread for frequently asked questions on it 👇

1/ Commission President von der Leyen & EU government leaders meet today for a 'competitiveness' retreat in #AldenBiesen 🇧🇪 VDL, since her reappointment in 2024, has unleashed an aggressive #deregulation agenda Worryingly, she is now getting absolute backing from #Merz, #Meloni, #DeWever & others

1/ Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform. See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/r...

If you are in 🇧🇪 tomorrow night, check out - #PFAS, nos poisons éternels - showing on La 1, RTBF, Wednesday 11 Feb at 20.15, + Sunday 15 at 22.30. The film investigates the scale of PFAS contamination disaster in 🇪🇺 + 🇺🇸 and the urgency for collective European action against this global threat.

Great work @ecologistasenaccion.org Check out the origional English here: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...

A broad alliance underlines similar points and warns how corporations and @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu are attacking protections for workers, communities and environment We need something different in the EU, an agenda that puts people and planet before profits An agenda for Quality Jobs, for 6/

“The U.S. has a long history of covert manipulation of politics across the globe. But to see it happen in Europe is new, and we should be worried,” said CEO's Kenneth Haar “Big Tech regulation is set to be the first testing ground of the new American way of imposing their will on Europe”

🚨 Tomorrow, von der Leyen meets corporate lobbyists just hours before EU leader retreat. Trade union and NGO coalition warns against an (E)U-turn on protections. We call for rules that protect democracy, people & planet - not polluters. 📄 Joint Declaration: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/t...

Big Tech spent €151 million lobbying the EU last year. That’s 890 lobbyists — more than elected MEPs. Now key digital rights like GDPR and the AI Act are being quietly rolled back. We looked at who’s really influencing EU tech rules — and what’s happening behind closed doors. 👇

“Unsustainable economic activity and focus on #growth has been a driver of the decline of biodiversity and stands in way of transformative change,” warns report by IPBES. 🤔 Will EU leaders discuss this in Alden Biesen Castle on Thursday at #competitiveness summit? ipbes.canto.de/v/IPBES12Med...

The Commission is assessing whether #Mandelson's #Epstein contacts violated EU ethics rules 👏 Just a reminder that #Mandelson, as EU Trade Commissioner (2004–2008), operated an open-door policy for corporate #lobbyists & prioritised big business interests, as summarised in this cartoon from 2008 ⬇️

🤯When false solutions reach next level of falsehood. Instead of reducing pesticide use and restore ecosystems, let's go for CO2-loaded tech making food production dependent on dodgy tech providers! Good response from @beelifeeu.bsky.social at the very end.

We invite you to join the webinar "PFAS pesticides: Threatening health and the environment". 📅​24 February 2026 at 14:00 CET 📍​European Parliament & Online​ 👉 Register here: www.pan-europe.info/events/confe...

As the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Climate Change prepares for a major study on transforming food systems to protect human rights & prevent climate harm, IATP & @ips-dc.org submitted comments highlighting how policies protecting corporations are key barriers to progress. www.iatp.org/comments-int...

happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

CEO published several investigations showing that Peter #Mandelson, as EU Trade Commissioner (2004–2008), operated an "open-door policy" for corporate #lobbyists, incl. BusinessEurope, prioritizing big business interests in the "Global Europe" strategy ➡️ archive.corporateeurope.org/docs/GlobalE...

The EU Commission has sacked Henrik Hololei, its former top transport official 👏 Hololei accepted free flights, gifts and hospitality from Qatar while negotiating a transport agreement with the Gulf state that benefited the country’s airline ⚠️ The Commission should learn a deeper lesson from this

Extreemrechtse conferentie in het Europees Parlement vandaag en morgen 🚨 Schokkend dat de N-VA (als lid van de ECR-fractie) dit mede organiseert 😯🤔

1 Check out new ‘The Pollution Playbook: how industry blocks regulation of toxic chemicals’ briefing by @ciel.org and @corporateeurope.org on the deceptive tactics used by chemicals industry to keep producing & using their toxic products. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...

Ook lachwekkend en triest: Lelystad Airport kan open met initieel 10.000 vliegbewegingen als het aan alle wettelijke vereisten voldoet, waaronder het beschikken over een natuurvergunning. Dat heet tegenwoordig Omgevingsvergunning en LA voldoet niet. schipholwatch.nl/2024/01/30/g...

Het nieuwe kabinet wil de waterkwaliteit verbeteren door de regels te versimpelen?!? Kan iemand hen uitleggen dat maatregelen om vervuiling tegen te gaan een stuk eenvoudiger én effectiever is. Voor de rest is het bestaand beleid en daarvan weten we dat het onvoldoende is.

Sommige mensen denken dat we de natuur kunnen redden met data of research infrastructuren. Maar wat nodig is, is herstel van de relatie tussen mens en natuur. Data en techniek hebben we genoeg. Het gaat om de juiste toepassing en om samenwerken. #overleven www.nd.nl/nieuws/klima...

⏳ 3 days to #IPBES12! The 2019 IPBES#IPBES12#GlobalAssessment was covered by >10,500 media outlets in >170 countries in 50 languages. Help us make sure the upcoming #BizBiodiversity Report follows suit, with transformative data & tools for the global economy. 📍 Manchester, UK 📅 3-8 Feb 2026

They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.

Look out for our briefing with @ciel.org Coming very soon!