24/02/12
From cash-for-influence to new ethical code
The ‘cash for influence’ scandal in May, when several MEPs were caught red-handed accepting money for tabling …
24/02/12
European Commission urged to break stranglehold of financial sector
Brussels, November 5, 2009 – The vast majority of financial ‘experts’ advising the European Commission represe …
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24/02/12
Voting opens for Angry Mermaid Award for worst climate lobbying
Brussels/Copenhagen, Monday 16 November – The damaging impacts of corporate lobbying on international efforts …
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24/02/12
Parliament votes to phase out hazardous chemicals but allows huge knowledge gaps on safety
Strasbourg, 17 November 2005 – Environmental, women’s, health and consumer organisations recognised the import …
24/02/12
The Angry Mermaid winner is…
Copenhagen, Denmark, December 15 – The winner of the Angry Mermaid Award 2009, announced by award-winning writ …
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23/02/12
Making finance serve society
As part of our ongoing sustainable finance work (see, for example, the European Commission consultation respon …
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