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"Following a decade of deregulatory initiatives under the outgoing European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, the new President, Jean-Claude Juncker, looks set to oversee another five years of weakening of legislation and scrapping of rules, especially environmental and social protections. This briefing, from Friends of the Earth Europe and Corporate Europe Observatory, explains how initiatives are misleadingly branded as “tackling red tape” or “safeguarding competitiveness” when in reality they are about reducing standards that protect people and the environment. It warns that the structure of the new Commission indicatives no end to the crusade for big business-friendly deregulation."

"This report maps out the lobbying offensive in Brussels to capture the political process around shale gas development, and to block proposals to tighten regulation of the industry. This report exposes the key players involved – their targets and tactics – and examines the activities of the main shale gas lobby groups and individual companies involved. It reveals a web of lobbying activity, incorporating industry players from both sides of the Atlantic."

"Fin février, la commission Emploi et Affaires sociales du Parlement européen s'est prononcée pour un renforcement de la directive protégeant les travailleurs contre les cancérogènes. Les organisations syndicales ont remporté la première manche dans leur confrontation avec l'industrie. Mais la partie d'échec se poursuit. Le patronat a plus d'un tour dans son sac, comme le montre l'enquête menée sur les stratégies des lobbys industriels pour influencer la législation européenne sur les cancers professionnels."

"At the end of February, the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) Committee backed a tightening of the Directive protecting workers against cancer-causing chemicals. Unions have won the first round of their fight with the industry. But the fight continues, with employers having more than one card up their sleeve – as witnessed by the investigation into industry lobbying strategies aimed at influencing European legislation on occupational cancers."

"From hospitals to care homes, the evidence is mounting that outsourcing and private provision of healthcare has significantly degraded EU member states' capacity to deal effectively with COVID-19. The EU must reject the private sector lobbyists now whispering in its ear, and reverse course on the kind of economic governance which has accelerated healthcare liberalisation, instead putting public provision at the centre of its strategy. If it doesn't, more lives will be at stake."