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12 January 2012
European banks fuelling price volatility and hunger

20 October 2011
European Commission's proposal for financial markets lacks teeth

04 August 2011
NEW REPORT: Canada’s dirty tar sands lobby diary

05 July 2011
Belgium advertising watchdog bans ‘sustainable palm oil’ advert as misleading

18 May 2011
European Commission sued for lack of transparency on biofuels policy

18 May 2011
Leading industry laggards meet at European Business Summit

17 May 2011
LEADING OR LAGGING? European Business Summit going in wrong direction

19 April 2011
'Secret' Porsche letters disclosed after threat of legal action

21 March 2011
ALTER-EU: 'Cash for laws' scandal

16 March 2011
Pressure mounts for EU clampdown on tar sands

21 January 2011
NEW REPORT: Biofuel 'wonder-crop' jatropha fails to deliver

17 January 2011
Stop tar sands trade talks

15 December 2010
Commission documents confirm need for new conflicts of interest rules

02 December 2010
Worst EU Lobbists 2010 revealed - RWE, Goldman Sachs and ISDA

9 November 2010
50,000 Demand tougher Code of Conduct for Ex-Commissioners going through the revolving door

13 October 2010
Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2010 - voting opens

27 September 2010
New documents on Commission’s revolving door scandals show urgency of stricter rules for ex-Commissioners

07 September 2010
Growing coalition urges EU finance ministers to move on a Financial Transaction Tax

09 July 2010
Ombudsman finds European Commission guilty of maladministration

30 June 2010
Make or break for OECD guidelines

24 June 2010
G20 Summit: Leaders should aim for 'Robin Hood tax'

22 June 2010
Transparency still out of sight on lobby register's second anniversary

07 June 2010
Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal complicit in misuse of county development funds

27 May 2010
World Bank urged to stop dirty business

18 May 2010
European Union complicit in human right violations in Latin America

12 May 2010
European corporations accused of human rights violations in Latin America

11 May 2010
New rules for business needed at World Economic Forum meeting

5 May 2010
Tar sands undermine Europe's climate credentials

22 April 2010
Top European companies still lobbying in secrect, new research confirms

29 March 2010
European Commission draft document paves way for oil from tar sands in Europe

25 March 2010
Robin Hood battles bankers in Brussels over tax on rich for poor

11 March 2010
Sixty percent of EU lobbying consultancies not signed up to European Commission's lobby transparency register

01 March 2010
Taxpayers' money involved in financing controversial tar sands companies

15 December 2009
The angry mermaid winner is...

16 November 2009
Voting opens for Angry Mermaid Award for worst climate lobbying

05 November 2009
European Commission urged to break stranglehold of financial sector

02 November 2009
Angry Mermaid Award to expose business lobby undermining climate action

29 October 2009
Success in Ombudsman complaint against European Commission

10 September 2009
'Sustainable palm oil' advert false, says watchdog

20 July 2009
CEFIC suspended from lobby register by Commission

29 June 2009
Shell climate crimes exposed in new report

04 June 2009
One year on, report uncovers tricks and loopholes in Commission lobby register - ALTER-EU study shines spotlight on low compliance and dodgy data

04 June 2009
MEP candidates pledge to stop corporate control of Brussels

12 May 2009 
ArcelorMittal continues to pollute and uproot people’s lives - New report provides evidence from around the world

05 May 2009 
European Union urged to stop pumping public money into fossil fuels

29 April 2009 
New campaign 'pins down' prospective MEPs - Candidates called to pledge to stop corporate interests dominating Brussels

23 April 2009 
Lobbying transparency still out of sight - European Parliament and Commission fail to advance effective joint lobby register

01 April 2009
Financial fools day –We won't pay for their crisis

25 February 2009
EU banks on insiders to fix the financial crisis, says new report

12 February 2009
Commission expert groups biased toward business

29 January 2009
Shell makes billions but fails to clean up mess

9 December 2008
Agrofuels lobby and Finnish MEP disgraced at Worst EU Lobbying Awards ceremony

30 October 2008
European civil society groups set the standard for EU lobbying transparency

20 October 2008
Spotlight falls on EU's worst lobbyists - and MEPs and officials with conflicts of interests

14 November 2008
MEPs urged to evict business liaison group from offices inside European Parliament

7 October 2008
NEW REPORT: Malaysian palm oil: Green gold or green wash?

9 July 2008
Europe's lobbyists under the spotlight as nominations open for the Worst EU Lobbying Awards

3 July 2008
Oil and gas company guilty of greenwashing - OMV advertising claim ruled misleading

23 June 2008
ALTER-EU: One step forward, two steps back? New Commission register is weak and unbalanced

17 June 2008
Toyota zero emissions ad ruled misleading

3 June 2008
Transparency campaigners appeal to Barroso to fix flawed lobbyists' register

29 May 2008 ECCJ
Justice possible for victims of European companies around world - New legal study details potential for legal reforms to enable victims of corporate abuse to find justice in Europe

19 May 2008
NEW REPORT: European banks financing damaging agrofuels in Latin America - Friends of the Earth International urges banks to stop fuelling harmful agrofuel boom

13 May 2008
EU and business on trial for crimes in Latin America

La Unión Europea y sus empresas en el banquillo por crimenes en América Latina

6 May 2008 ALTER_EU
European Parliament plenary votes for mandatory lobbyists register; Christian Democrats and Liberals weaken resolution

29 April 2008
Oil industry accused of undermining emissions reduction efforts - Fuel Quality Directive target achievable without agrofuels, new report shows

25 March 2008
Commission Expert Groups dominated by industry - ALTER-EU calls for unbalanced advisory groups to be dissolved

06 March 2008
ALTER-EU: European Commission fails to act against conflicts of interest

21 February 2008
European Business told to 'Stop Greenwashing the Economy' at 6th European Business Summit

13 February 2008
ALTER-EU rings alarm bell over European Commission backtracking on lobbying transparency

21 January 2008
Kazakhstan loses $5 bn from oil deal as more delays emerge - Oil companies accused of 'hiding bad news' over Kashagan oilfield

10 January 2008
Saab warned to withdraw 'greenwash' ads or face legal challenge

9 January 2008
'Sustainable palm oil' advert false, says watchdog - Malaysian palm oil indsutry condemned for greenwashing

5 December 2007
UNCOVERED: Dirty impacts of Kashagan oil field - Legal violations and health and environmental problems revealed by NGOs

4 December 2007
German car trio and nuclear lobby shamed for worst lobbying and worst greenwashing in Europe

15 October 2007
Greenwash and EU lobby scandals exposed for public vote - Launch of online voting for the "Worst EU Lobbying" Awards 2007 at www.worstlobby.eu

9 October 2007
RSPO: Stop destructive Palm Oil - EU must say no to palm oil for energy and transport fuel

5 October 2007
EU must ban European companies from supporting Burmese regime

26 September 2007
Exxon exposed for twisting facts - Friends of the Earth Europe launches animation spoof and online action against ExxonMobil's greenwashing

13 September 2007
Kashagan oil operations should not resume - NGOs- NGOs express grave concerns about environmental, health and social impacts of the Kashagan oil field development

5 July 2007
Shell told to stop "greenwashing" - Dutch Advertising Authority accepts Friends of the Earth complaint against misleading advert

3 July 2007
World's biggest palm oil trader shamed - Company involved in forest fires, deforestation and illegal activities

21 June 2007
Major international banks finance catastrophic mud volcano - Lapindo is shirking its responsibility for the damage

8 May 2007
Shell's misleading ad: complaint submitted - Oil refineries emit smoke not flowers

3 May 2007
Shell still flaring gas, defying Nigerian courts - EU should rein in Shell's reckless behaviour outside Europe

21 March 2007
Commision proposal on voluntary lobby register - an important but too timid step towards EU lobbying transparency

13 March 2007
MEPs call on Commission to strengthen Corporate Social Responsibility policy

31 January 2007
Shell: Use your profit to clean up your mess -
New report about damage to the environment and communities inflicted by Shell

13 December 2006
Exxonmobil and DG Internal Market win Worst EU Lobby Awards 2006

08 December 2006
Corporations must sbe truly accountable - NGO demand for regulation is supported by a broad range of stakeholders (ECCJ)

30 November 2006
Lobby Scandal: David Earnshaw accused of conflicting interests

6 November 2006
EU lobby scandals exposed for public voting - Online Voting for the Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2006 starts

17 October 2006
EU Commissioners in Bed with Business - Cut corporate power over the EU
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16 October 2006
Why should Europe care about lobby transparency - New report: Campaigners denounce damaging impacts of corporate lobby on trade policies
 
01 June 2006
New Friends of the Earth report reveals loopholes in existing and proposed EU lobbying rules

23 May 2006
Trade and transparency campaigners slam secret cocktail deals - Activists offer alternative cocktails to EU officials before exclusive lobby meeting
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03 May 2006
EU fails to develop credible transparency rules
 
22 March 2006
New communication on CSR - NGOs denounce “verbal concessions to other stakeholders, which will however have no real impact”

13 March 2006
Commissioner Verheugen hijacks EU process on CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility plan EU totally lacks substance
 
17 January 2006
NGOs bring out recommendations to avoid lobby scandals
  
10 January 2006
Monsanto target's Europe's maize - 10 years of biotech crops fail to deliver benefits for consumers and environment
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10 November 2005
Chemicals Industry - stop wrecking REACH  - Report reveals misleading and unsubstantiated statements by chemical industry
     
9 November 2005
Campaigners call for concrete measures to end lobbying secrecy
     
22 September 2005
OECD Guidelines failing to deliver Corporate Accountability, five-year review concludes
    
19 July 2005
Lobbying transparency key to EU democratic legitimacy, say NGOs
    
29 June 2005
Shell Neighbours Demand Justice