Kenneth Haar
@kennethhaar
Researcher, Corporate Europe Observatory, @corporateeurope , a research and campaign group based in Brussels.
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http://www.corporateeurope.org 08-11-2011 20:32:42
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ETUC calculations on EU Council #austerity 100 bn cuts. etuc.org/en/pressreleas… This means - No money : ❌For Pillar of Social Rights, ❌To ensure right to health and long-term care ❌To address staffing shortages across public services such as health We ask EP to reject this
While austerity measures hit public services and its workers French government refuses to tax dividends even if only 1% captures 96% of dividends as Oxfam France revealed francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l… ❌️ no to austerity ✅️ to taxjustice EUROPEAN TRADE UNIONS Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) EPSU
Climate policies as golden eggs for industry?🐣 Kenneth Haar’s “A Europe of Capital” sheds light on the drivers behind the EU Commission's commitment to a #GreenTransition. 🥂🗓️Join us for the book launch on 17 April: rosalux.eu/en/topic/23.ev…
🎉 Victory 🎉 Two European Parliament committees have just voted in favour of the Commission's proposal that the EU withdraw from the #climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty #ECT 👏👏👏 Plenary vote end of the month #ExitECT For background on the #ECT ➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/internation…
Former Italian PM Enrico Letta will present final report on #SingleMarket at EU summit on April 17-18 This happens in a context of heavy corporate #lobbying for #deregulation & 'competitiveness', an agenda that harms citizens, as Mats Engström explains euobserver.com/opinion/158324
“A Europe of Capital”, a new Rosalux-Europa book by Kenneth Haar of @CorporateEurope, takes a critical look at the extent of corporate influence in the EU. Join us in Brussels for the launch event on 17 April — w/ Özlem Alev Demirel. Sign up now: rosalux.eu/en/topic/23.ev…
My book on the EU is now out! Building on the work of Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) , it's an account of the dire consequences of corporate power in the EU institutions. About the lobbyists, the competition state and the growing democratic deficit. Free download: rosalux.eu/en/2024/a-euro…
1/5 Today is the shareholder meeting of BASF: the biggest #chemicals producer in 🌎- a political & lobby powerhouse. We are in Mannheim at the #BASF_ASM, together with Kritische Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre, PAN Germany, World Uyghur Congress and many others to protest and have our voice heard.
⁉️WHO supported farmers, people and nature in the EU? 👨🌾🐝💧 Ahead of elections, PAN Europe Friends of the Earth Europe🌍 and Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) present the voting score of the different political groups on legislation to protect farmers, consumers & future generations #ep2024 #PesticideFreeEU 🧵
Also, make sure you listen to the last episode of the 1st season, hosted by Marcella Via, with Kenneth Haar about his most recent research into the North American ultra conservative groups that have been supporting the rise of far-right forces in Europe 👉corporateeurope.org/en/2024/06/all…