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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 14/10/2026

Alliance Defending Freedom, famous for fighting abortion & LGBTQI+ rights, is using cases involving limits to hate speech to claim there is a "European free-speech crisis" Then linking it to the DSA. Even when the cases have nothing to do with the #DSA It's a narrative machine, not a legal argument

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 14/10/2026

Trump intends to spend ~US$25 million in grants to European organisations, which require "substantial involvement" by the State Department or a US embassy. EU recipients? Not publicly known. US public money. European politics. No transparency. Let us know in the comments if you have any tips!

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 14/10/2026

Corner1️⃣: Trump administration, political pressure +US$25 million in grants to European orgs pushing aligned narratives Corner2️⃣: Musk and X, the most powerful media megaphone Corner3️⃣: Alliance Defending Freedom, legal strategy, coalition-building, far-right networks across Europe Together: a machine

Graphic collage titled ‘The Triangle of Madness’ in typewriter-style text on purple banners. The background features a blue geometric triangle pattern. Two black-and-white cutout photos of men in suits shaking hands are superimposed over the background — Elon Musk wearing a cap on the left, Donal Trump with distinctive swept-back hair on the right

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 14/10/2026

⏰⏰⏰ Inside the EU Parliament, Renew MEP Christine Singer is hosting a breakfast event. Sponsored by BASF, the event criticises the plan to lower pesticide residues in imports. John Clarke is announced as 'former top EC official' - but not mentioned is his current role at lobby firm FIPRA.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 13/10/2026

Europe may be paying 80% more for US LNG by 2040, according to @oilchange.org. That's a disaster for households and businesses already struggling to pay their bills. The EU needs to get off gas altogether, not swap Russian gas for Trump. oilchange.org/wp-content/u...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 13/10/2026

Led by co-rapporteurs Herbert Dorfmann (EPP) and Michele Picaro (ECR), it is largely members of those groups and far-right fractions that are proposing changes that would completely expose us to harmful pesticides that should no longer be used: corporateeurope.org/sites/defaul...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 13/10/2026

📣 Today the Dutch daily newspaper De Volkskrant covers Omnibus X (aka the Pestibus). It quotes last week's CEO report uncovering how key pesticide industry lobby demands were written into the proposals. 🔎 Find the article here: www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/eur... #Omnibus #pesticides

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 09/10/2026

🏆 Judge Navi Pillay just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza. Earlier this year she told MEPs exactly what EU pesticide export double standards cost people around the world. The Commission still hasn’t answered her. Thread 🧵👇

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 09/10/2026

And the key examples are here: corporateeurope.org/sites/defaul...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

8/ This is what corporate capture looks like. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to read our content and share it, because sunlight is a great disinfectant! corporateeurope.org/en/newsletter

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

7/ We want an industrial policy for chemicals which leads to ✅ safer and healthier environments for citizens and workers ✅ cleaner & greener chemicals ✅ meaningful decarbonisation Critical Chemicals Alliance will not deliver any of this. It needs scrapping! corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB titled 'A future vision for the chemicals industry should:' Six speech bubble points surround an illustration of two people holding a protest sign: Redefine criticality as essentiality for the public interest; Focus defossilisation of the chemicals industry; Avoid public support without conditionalities; Stop awarding privileged access to vested interests; Focus on detoxification of harmful chemicals; Further reduce demand and supply of petrochemicals and plastics; Encourage the clean, green chemicals companies of tomorrow.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

5/ The detoxification agenda – tackling harmful chemicals – is entirely absent from industry-dominated Critical Chemicals Alliance. It wants these, and more, problematic substances designated critical: ⚠️ PFAS + precursor ⚠️ PVC + additives ⚠️ Benzene ⚠️ Titanium dioxide eeb.org/en/library/m...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB on the Critical Chemicals Alliance, subtitled 'An EU process driven by chemicals industry - What could go wrong?' Three chemicals are highlighted: Benzene (C₆H₆), linked to blood cancer; Polyvinyl Chloride/PVC ((C₂H₃Cl)ₙ), linked to multiple health conditions; and PFAS precursor, described as forever chemicals. A laboratory flask illustration appears alongside the question 'Critical for whom, exactly?'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

3/ Civil society is massively outnumbered in the Critical Chemicals Alliance, including by the big industrial, incumbent behemoths. NGOs have been marginalised, excluded from the important spaces, and face ongoing obstacles to their participation. corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB on Critical Chemicals Alliance membership. Key statistics: 16:1 ratio of industry members to NGOs; 293 members in total, comprising 124 companies, 86 trade associations, and 13 civil society groups. Member logos shown include Cefic, Plastics Europe, BASF, Evonik, INEOS, Syensqo, TotalEnergies, and Chemours. An illustration of a businessman blowing a whistle while standing on a pile of money appears in the centre.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

2/ There are several reasons why we called our report “Captured! The Critical Chemicals Alliance: by industry, for industry.” It’s been clear from the start that corporate influence would be steering the Alliance’s public priorities and investment. corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB asking 'How does the Critical Chemicals Alliance work?' with the subtitle 'Industry shapes the agenda. NGOs are asked to comment on it.' A four-tier pyramid illustration shows the governance structure: Steering Board (5 industry groups, 0 NGOs) at the top; Core Groups (industry holds 4 of 8 leadership positions, 0 NGOs); Extended Groups (some NGOs, asked to validate decisions already made); and General Assembly (includes everyone) at the base. An illustration of a businessman stands at the top. On the right, Cefic is identified as Brussels' biggest corporate lobby spender, holding roles as Steering Board member, Vice-chair of Working Group 1, and Chair of Working Group 2.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/10/2026

1/ Today the EU Commission’s Critical Chemicals Alliance is meeting via its General Assembly. This is really bad news for action on chemicals & climate crises. Find out more in our July 2026 report with @eeb.org Captured! corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Cover graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) for a new report titled 'Captured! The Critical Chemicals Alliance: By industry, for industry - How private influence shapes public priorities and investment.' On the right, an illustration of the EU flag bound in chains secured with a padlock bearing a euro symbol.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

"The paper trail is striking. Once again, we can trace pesticide-industry demands into the Omnibus proposals and parliamentary amendments, in some cases almost word for word", @nina-holland.bsky.social , CEO researcher. The committee vote is 5 November. There is still time.

Quote graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory. A photo of Nina Holland, researcher and campaigner at CEO, appears on the left. The quote reads: 'The paper trail is striking. Once again, we can trace pesticide-industry demands into the Omnibus proposals and parliamentary amendments, in some cases almost word for word. While the industry interests were carefully catered for, the thousands of citizens and scientists calling for stronger health protection were ignored. Omnibus X risks locking Europe into continued reliance on harmful pesticides, rather than delivering the transition towards safer alternatives that policymakers claim to support. This is exactly why we need a firewall between the pesticide industry and policymaking, so that those who profit from pesticides cannot write the rules governing their use.'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

Banned a pesticide? Under these proposals, it could stay on shelves for three more years. That's the "grace period" offered in the Omnibus, “if no alternative”. Dorfmann and Picaro made it a blanket default, exactly what CropLife Europe and Bayer asked for. No coincidence. No shame.

Campaigning graphic against an EU flag background. At the top right, photos of two pesticide industry representatives are labelled 'the pesticide lobby': Claus-Stephan Schraff (Bayer) and Olivier de Matos (CropLife Europe), with arrows pointing to an Omnibus X document proposing to extend grace periods for banned pesticides up to 3 years. Two MEPs — Michele Picaro and Herbert Dorfmann — are shown holding a European Parliament Committee on Environment document proposing a '3 year grace period for all banned pesticides as default.' A silhouette of a child with raised hands appears at the bottom, partially obscured by the document.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026

Industry wanted unlimited pesticide approvals: no renewal, no check of latest evidence, ‘forever’. DG SANTE discussed this with CropLife and Copa-Cogeca in Oct25. Two months later it appeared in the Omnibus draft. Dorfmann and Picaro went further, extending it retroactively, as BASF had demanded 🎯

Campaigning graphic split into two halves. On the left, blue silhouettes of lobbyists labelled Bayer, BASF, Copa-Cogeca, and CropLife Europe, with a speech bubble reading 'Give us pesticide permits that last forever!' One figure sprays a bottle marked with a skull and crossbones. On the right, against an EU flag background, a green arrow connects the pesticide industry to an 'Omnibus X' document dripping green liquid, which feeds back to a cutout photo of a man labelled 'Varhelyi,' who holds up his hand with a badge reading 'Citizens Keep Out.'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 28/09/2026

❌ WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. Read the open letter here: www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Text reads: 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to SCRAP Palantir contracts. Palantir provides support to warmongers, drains our public wealth, deepens our dependence on tech billionaires. WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 24/09/2026

🚨 Enough is enough! 👏 Workers from all over Europe came to Brussels to say no to the EU Inc/ 28th Regime proposal which will lead to undermining of workers and trade union rights. ✊ EU Inc is a symbol of the madness we are living in and it shall not pass! 👏 @etuc-ces.bsky.social 👏

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 21/09/2026

What does this mean? #BigTech can hide behind high energy efficiency ratings, whilst the colossal amount of (dirty) energy their hyperscale data centres actually use is kept secret. Leaving communities in the dark & climate goals in the trash 🗑️ ⬇️

Mr Bean copies someone else's homework. He is labelled 'The EU', the other person is labelled 'Microsoft'.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 18/09/2026

🗺️ The European Commission’s deregulation frenzy means attacks on labour rights, climate policies, nature protection, and public health. If you want to know more, join us on a free lobby tour of Brussels on 1st Oct at 5.30pm! ✍ Sign in for free at: ceo@corporateeurope.org

Promotional banner by Corporate Europe Observatory for a Free Open Lobby Tour, subtitled 'Join us for a Brussels' tour about the EU's deregulation frenzy.' The background features a black-and-white photo of a woman speaking at a podium with the European Parliament hemicycle visible, set against a colourful purple and teal gradient. Event details read: October 1st at 5.30pm. Register via ceo@corporateeurope.org. Source: EP Photographer: Fred MARVAUX

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 16/09/2026

In her #SOTEU speech von der Leyen did not once mention the unprecedented chemical pollution crisis from pesticides and harmful chemicals such as PFAS (forever chemicals), which are impacting people's health and the environment on a daily basis. Check out what @vickycann.bsky.social has to say

Quote graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory. A black-and-white photo of Vicky Cann, researcher and campaigner, appears on the right. The quote reads: 'In her State of the Union speech Ursula von der Leyen did not once mention the unprecedented chemical pollution crisis from pesticides and harmful chemicals such as PFAS (forever chemicals), which are impacting people's health and the environment on a daily basis. She cannot cover all topics? Well, health and nature are the very basis of any progress including economic, and AI will not impact on this reality one iota. For more than one year VDL has refused to talk to people from PFAS-affected communities - this is very telling indeed. It is vital that her Commission prioritises a comprehensive universal ban on PFAS in both consumer and industrial uses; and abandons the Food and Feed Omnibus which threatens to worsen pesticide pollution.'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 16/09/2026

This summer's heatwaves killed more than 35,000 extra people across Europe, mostly elderly and low-income. Von der Leyen's response in her State of the Union? "We must capture this market." Sustained public investment is what's needed. A market opportunity is what von der Leyen offers.

Quote graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory. A black-and-white photo of Pascoe Sabido, researcher and campaigner, appears on the right. The quote reads: 'Curbing global heating is not a win-win or a business opportunity and requires tough measures like phasing out fossil fuels. That's why Europe's oil and gas industry has fought them tooth and nail. But this speech gives that industry and its allies a helping hand by announcing it will speed up permitting approvals and slash so-called administrative burdens. Those so-called burdens are in fact laws that protect our air and water quality, and speeding up permitting will stop communities being able to say no to new gas pipelines or energy-guzzling data centres. This undermines climate action but also tramples on local democracy. By the end of this Parliament, expect to see record deaths from global heating and record low trust in Europe’s political class.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 16/09/2026

Wild idea: what if the Commission listened to civil society and independent scientists instead of the usual corporate suspects? 🙃 While industry lobbies tighten their grip, progress on climate, pollution and digital rights is being chipped away. That's not competitiveness. That's capture.

Quote graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory. A black-and-white photo of Kenneth Haar, researcher and campaigner, appears on the right. The quote reads: 'Clearly, Ursula von der Leyen takes great pride in the deregulation campaign she has launched under the pretext of simplification. Her problem is, that the EU cannot address the climate crisis or handle the risks from AI if it keeps going the way of omnibuses and deregulation. The plan to do a pact against gold-plating is much more dangerous than it sounds. Corporate lobby groups will eye this as an opportunity to bring down ambitious environmental policies and social standards at the member state level. This could evolve into a deregulation drive going berserk.'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 16/09/2026

#SOTEU : while Europe faces social, environmental and geopolitical pressures, it's funny how the solution always happens to be exactly what corporate lobbyists have been asking for, and they already have more access to EU decision-making than anyone. Here's our take on AI, deregulation and climate👇

Quote graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory. A black-and-white photo of Bram Vranken, researcher and campaigner, appears on the right. The quote reads: 'Never before has the call for regulating AI been stronger. But instead of enforcing EU rules to keep unaccountable tech companies in check, the EU is intent on slashing data protection and rules on AI. Ironically, in her State of the Union, von der Leyen claims the importance of guardrails, but ignores the fact that the EU Commission has teamed up with the tech industry to deregulate the digital rule-book.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 16/09/2026

It's #SOTEU day in Brussels! 🎉 von der Leyen will tell MEPs "our democracy protects what matters", while the Commission has spent the past year churning out deregulation omnibuses that do exactly the opposite. As Orwell would say: 2 + 2 = 5. 🙃 🎥 Watch our take 👇

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/09/2026

2/2 The Sámi are in fact our last line of defence against mining industry attempts to scrap water, land and air regulations. The EU's pro-mining/anti-regulation agenda comes from LKAB, the same Swedish company behind the rare earth metal mine. Read more: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/05/p...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/09/2026

Companies that produce and sell oil and gas telling you that a technology they’ve been promising and failing to deliver for decades, will soon make the oil and gas they profit from “clean” (...if you give them more taxpayers money and laxer permitting rules to build it) SHOULD RING ALARM BELLS ⚠️ 👇

Cartoon by Ralph Underhill for Corporate Europe Observatory, showing a golden ticket, which says “Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage: A ridiculous and dangerous fairytale. This ticket entitles the holder to: many more years of fossil fuel pollution.” The caption around the ticket says “The Golden ticket… to climate devastation!”

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/09/2026

What do you do when there’s a vampire at the door? Don’t invite them in! The same thing goes for #fossilfuel industry, which profits from causing climate crisis. We need #FossilFreePolitics, yet #EU Commission joins #BigPolluters in #Brussels today Read more: corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat... 👇

Two panel image with overhead title "When it matter's who you're talking to...". The first panel below, labelled “Vampires”, shows an open door with a mouth with two sharp pointed teeth at the threshold, and a speech bubble saying “Can we come in?”. The second panel, labelled “Fossil fuel industry”, shows a figure carrying sacks of money walking over an oil refinery with chimneys belching pollution, superimposed over an EU building with tall EU flags outside it. A speech bubble from the figure says “Can we come in?”

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 08/09/2026

Across Europe, NGOs face increasing financial pressure and a more challenging operating environment. A strong civil society is key in the struggle of people against excessive corporate power, to defend general interests against abuse of power! The role of NGOs is also written in the EU Treaty.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 02/09/2026

2/2 Have a look at the attendance list. Out of 27 participants: 🏭 22 from CCS industry (eg oil&gas, energy intensive, shipping) 👷 1 trade union 👏 2 pro-CCS NGOs 🏫 2 municipalities All hosted by Commissioner @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu. CEO was "not selected" to take part. #FossilFreePolitics

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 01/09/2026

Heard about new fossil gas plants being built to power AI data centres? Maybe some PR about their emissions being captured & stored? Tip: Don't fall for empty promises from companies that produce+sell gas, that a technology they’ve been failing to deliver for decades, will soon make gas “clean” ⬇️

Image of an origami paper tiger, accompanied by text that says: "Carbon capture is a paper tiger. New fossil fuel infrastructure for data centres is not going to be 'decarbonised' by a costly, risky, and failed technology. Even its proponents won't pay for it... and will sue if they're actually required to build it. New gas just means new emissions."

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 27/08/2026

In a brief to the Supreme Court, @naomioreskes.bsky.social argued it plainly: If you indemnify Bayer, you are rewarding them for fraud and corrupt behaviour, when in reality they should be held responsible for the harm they caused. 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Naomi Oreskes being interviewed by Nina Holland

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 29/07/2026

EU countries are arguing about how best to weaken its carbon market in line with polluting industry wishes. History lesson: The #ETS' permeability to industry influence filled it with loopholes & meant it rewarded polluters with vast windfall profits for years: corporateeurope.org/en/climate-a... 👇

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 23/07/2026

We were kindly invited by the @greens-efa.eu to host a #PFAS -themed lobby tour. It was a very timely initiative and a real joy for us to join it 📷 by @marcellablues.bsky.social To know more about the tours and other CEO initiatives, subscribe to our newsletter! corporateeurope.org/en/newsletter

A woman with curly dark hair speaks into an ORF microphone while holding papers, standing in front of a glass building directory listing companies including Corteva Agriscience, BearingPoint, Chemours, and Uniper. A person beside her holds a Zoom audio recorder. The scene appears to be an outdoor press interview in Brussels.

A closer shot of a group of around 12 people posing in a park in front of a stone monument. Several are holding tote bags printed with 'Stop PFAS Now!' One person is seated in the foreground holding a bag, with a pram next to them. The monument behind the group bears a carved relief portrait.

A large group of around 25 people pose together outdoors in a park, standing in front of a stone monument topped with a golden winged statue. Most participants are holding tote bags printed with 'Stop PFAS Now!' One person is seated on the grass holding a bag, with a pram beside them.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 22/07/2026

Climate Commissioner Hoekstra invited dirty industries with vested interests to ‘implementation dialogue’ on carbon capture & storage - failed, risky+costly tech. Bring in critical voices, we said! We have stakeholder diversity, they replied. 🚫Falsely. 🔎New post corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

A four-panel cartoon by @CartoonRalph, published by Corporate Europe Observatory. A politician at a lectern addresses a crowd. Panel 1: He says 'We must act urgently on climate change' — the crowd responds 'YES.' Panel 2: He says 'We need to put experts in charge and take bold actions' — the crowd responds 'YES.' Panel 3: He adds 'and who has more expertise than the polluters themselves?' — the crowd responds 'Ye… Wait, what?' Panel 4: An aide whispers to him 'Sir, I've given another couple of billion to fossil fuel companies for carbon capture and storage, as requested… You're meeting their execs for brunch at 11am' — the crowd responds 'BOOOO.'

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 16/07/2026

Brussels is louder than hate. Some photos of yesterday's protest against the far-right by @marcellablues.bsky.social #nopasarán #UnitedinDiversity

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 15/07/2026

Check out Deregulation Watch for the latest update on the Chemicals Omnibus which will roll-back protections against harmful substances in cosmetics. But progressive MEPs, some member states & civil society fought back against the Commission's worst proposals. corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

Political cartoon showing a large chainsaw labelled “Simplifier” cutting a green rope labelled “Regulation” stretched between two cliffs. Small people and animals are standing on the rope, about to fall. A figure above says, “We aren’t cutting, we are simplifying,” highlighting the danger of deregulation framed as simplification. Cartoon by @cartoonRalph

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 13/07/2026

Tomorrow @ 11am CEST: Webinar on the deregulation of EU permitting rules, at request of Big Tech, Big Oil & mining lobbies🦹‍♂️ ❓How will it affect communities + nature Lessons from 🇮🇪 data centres + 🇸🇪 mines + 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 CO2 pipelines Last chance to register TODAY: cloud.corporateeurope.org/apps/forms/s...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 09/07/2026

The Critical Chemicals Alliance should support a genuinely sustainable transition for Europe's chemicals sector - not reinforce the status quo. We're pleased to have joined 30 other CSOs calling for fundamental reform of the Alliance. Read more 👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 09/07/2026

The Critical Chemicals Alliance risks: ⚠️ Reinforcing incumbent industry interests ⚠️ Sidelining civil society & independent expertise ⚠️ Prioritising preservation of existing production over change ⚠️ Undermining climate, environmental & public health objectives corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Image showing the signatories of the letter

AbibiNsroma Foundation
Center for Environment / FOE Bosnia and Herzegovina
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Changing Markets Foundation
CHEM Trust
ChemSec
Child Rights International Network (CRIN)
Clean Air Action Group
ClientEarth
Climate Action Network Europe
Climate Catalyst
Community Action Against Plastic Waste (CAPws)
Corporate Europe Observatory
ECOCITY
Ecologistas en Acción
ECOS - Environmental Coalition on Standards
European Environmental Bureau
Générations Futures
GLOBAL2000
Green Transition Denmark
Hogar Sin Tóxicos
Kettensäge stoppen!
No Plastic In My Sea
Notre Affaire à Tous
Ocean. Now!
Palombar - Associação de Conservação da Natureza e do Património Rural
Polish Zero Waste Association
ShareAction
Wen (Women’s Environmental Network)
Women Engage for a Common Future - WECF
ZERO - Association for the Earth Sustainability

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 09/07/2026

Following Monday's report with @eeb.org to expose the corporate capture of the European Commission's Critical Chemicals Alliance, today 31 CSOs have demanded it is fundamentally reformed - or scrapped entirely. Read the letter and the report here: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

Infographic by Corporate Europe Observatory and EEB titled 'The Critical Chemicals Alliance is:' against a background of chains and a euro-symbol padlock. Six bullet points list: Captured by incumbent chemicals industry; Moving too fast and marginalising alternative voices; Ignoring chemical pollution crisis; Boosting false solutions to the climate crisis; Avoiding the need to phase down the petrochemical sector; Promoting further industry-friendly deregulation.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/07/2026

One week until our webinar on the deregulation of EU permitting rules, at request of Big Tech, Big Oil & mining lobbies🦹‍♂️ ❓How will it affect communities + nature Lessons from 🇮🇪 data centres + 🇸🇪 mines + 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 CO2 pipelines 14 July 2026, 11am CEST Register: cloud.corporateeurope.org/apps/forms/s...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/07/2026

This is what corporate capture looks like. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to read our content and share it, because sunlight is a great disinfectant! corporateeurope.org/en/newsletter

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/07/2026

Instead we want an industrial policy for the chemicals sector which leads to ✅ safer and healthier environments for citizens and workers ✅ cleaner and greener chemicals www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/07/2026

Overall our concerns with the origins, structure, governance, and direction of the Critical Chemicals Alliance run deep. We fear it could lead to ❌ less action on the chemicals, plastics, and climate crises ❌ more deregulation www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/07/2026

The detoxification agenda – tackling harmful chemicals – is entirely absent from the industry-dominated Critical Chemicals Alliance. Instead it looks as if really problematic substances and their production sites could be given a boost by the alliance 🫨 www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/07/2026

With such corporate dominance it is not surprising that, when things get put to a vote in the Critical Chemicals Alliance, the outcome is a foregone conclusion. www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 06/07/2026

Civil society is massively outnumbered in the Critical Chemicals Alliance, including by the big industrial, incumbent behemoths. NGOs have been marginalised and face ongoing obstacles to their participation. www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/c...

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