The EU is currently negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries which pose a serious risk to the development of the countries involved. Email correspondence, obtained by Corporate Europe Observatory, shows that the European Commission has deliberately manipulated African businesses to create support for the negotiations.
Read the full report here.
REMINDER: Guided tour EU quarter focusing on financial sector lobbyingCEO’s next guided tour through the Brussels EU quarter will paas by the locations from where investment firms, commercial banks, hedge funds and their lobby groups attempt to influence the EU institutions. Over the past decade, there has been heavy lobbying for liberalisation and deregulation of financial services. And even today, with the financial crisis hitting Europe full on, many of these groups are still pursuing the same agenda.
The tour will take place on Thursday April 2nd, starting 13 o’clock. If you would like to join the tour, send an email with your name and contact details to: Corporate Europe ORG
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