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EU-US trade deal threatens to undermine global climate ambitions. Together with over 80 orgs we ask the EU: Don’t trade off our climate for the European car industry! foeeurope.org/civil-society-… #trade4people #TTIP #ParisAgreement

Despite massive public resistance, EU trade policy continues to put public interest policy-making in jeopardy, through mechanisms like regulatory cooperation and investor protection #ISDS, writes @PauldeClerck3 bilaterals.org/?trade-policy-… via @ALTEREU

"There's an extreme imbalance between business lobbies and ALL other interests." EU attempts to hear other voices are too few and often flawed - take for example the common pro-business skew of the Commission's public consultations, prompts Frank Ey from @Arbeiterkammer.

"Assymetrical influence is the most pressing issue of our times" - nothing more to add to this opening statement of the @OECD's Mariana Prats at tonight's big @ALTEREU event on the harm caused by the undue influence of #CorporatePower on policy-making.

A brand new report helps to expose Big Alcohol, to bust some entrenched alcohol myths and proposes concrete solutions to the pervasive alcohol harm worldwide. Here's why alcohol policy should be made a global priority >>... troublebrewingreport.org

World’s biggest pharmaceutical companies are depriving govts out of $billions that could be invested in healthcare. At the same time, they're overpricing essential medicines, putting them out of reach of poor people. Read the new report: oxf.am/2CVpRG1 #NoMoreTaxDodging

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Environment minister Hulot yesterday resigned over Macron's climate policies and corporate lobbying influence: "we’re going to have to put this problem (with lobbies) on the table, because it’s a democratic problem: Who has the power, who is governing?” france24.com/en/20180828-fr…

Our 69th World Congress has approved the report of the International Board 🙌🏾 Four years and lots of work across our strategic areas has been reported on. Now we are headed towards new… instagram.com/p/BmLcMjxAGs_/…

The final countdown is one. For our 69th World Congress. For a week of diversity. For the event of the summer bringing together our members from all around the world. #FutureMadeHere #IOGT… instagram.com/p/BlyjIlHg-ZW/…

If you think that the @BBCNews should have a rule that Think Tanks can only appear on the BBC after disclosure of their main funders, then please retweet. (If there is enough interest I will set up a petition to the BBC)

Nongovernmental organizations raise the alarm about increasing corporate interference in the United Nations. #SDGs #HLPF @IOGTInt @HealthandTrade @BROT_furdiewelt @globalpolicy bit.ly/2uOjXzf

When preparing the #EUJapan trade deal #JEFTA, EU negotiators had 200+ closed-door meetings with lobbyists - 89% were with big business #lobbyists while only 4% were with public interest groups. No wonder the outcome is a deeply flawed trade deal! corporateeurope.org/international-… #EUTrade

Globally, 23% of all deaths could be prevented through healthier environments. Majority of these deaths are due to #NCDs. #HLPF2018 offers key opportunity to elevate dialogue on Human & Planetary Health. New @ncdalliance resource: bit.ly/2Nc5YuO

We pay our taxes, so why don’t corporations? Our brand new report exposes the leverage of #BigFour accountancy firms over #EU policy-making on #TaxAvoidance. Check out their #EUlobbying, #revolvingdoors, and other channels of influence: corporateeurope.org/BigFourTax

Heineken investigation confirms intimidation of promotional girls eucam.info/2018/07/10/hei…

@Upstreaming @HealthandTrade Thank you @johanna_ralston for such a clear and strong message. Health is a human right. Trade is one means of many to achieve progress - for all all, not the few. The hierarchy should be clear, especially in the era of sustainable development #EnoughNCDs #BeatNCDS #hlm3 #NCDs

Australia has won the WTO case about its cigarette #plainpacks. Here's a quick summary of the 870 pages report: bit.ly/2MFXxY8

“First, accountability must be assigned at the highest political levels... “... the NCD agenda should be integrated into national Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) plans.” The first of a… instagram.com/p/BkrsTrcAM5p/…

TPP negotiators to gather next month to discuss expansion asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…