Under the Influence: The Distorted Priorities of the French EU Council Presidency
A Presidency prepared in close collaboration with the French corporate sector which is setting a policy agenda that strongly reflects business demands.
That is the verdict of Corporate Europe Observatory and Observatoire des multinationales in their new report “Under the influence: the distorted priorities of the French EU Council Presidency”, published in the run up to the start of the French Presidency on 1 January, 2022.
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Allô Bercy? Corporate Welfare in a Time of Pandemic
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Who’s after the French “Citizens’ Climate Convention”?
In our latest report, we lift the veil on the large-scale and particularly violent lobbying offensive against the proposals of the French Citizens’ Climate Convention.
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Multinationals Dissected
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LVMH
The global luxury goods giant headed by Bernard Arnault is now Europe’s largest market capitalisation.
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Saint-Gobain
A historic pillar of French industry, still highly influential, with a tight control over the building materials sector
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Eurofins
The world leader in health and food testing has joined the CAC40 index following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Safran
A French champion at the juncture between the arms and aeronautics industries
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Atos
A digital tech and services specialist that cultivates close connections to government.
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Bouygues
A construction group at the heart of French capitalism, which has diversified into telecommunications and media.
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Pernod Ricard
The world’s number 2 for wines and spirits has expanded by acquiring prestigious brands.
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Schneider Electric
The distant heir to the prestigious industrial group founded in 1836 in Le Creusot is now managed from Hong Kong.
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Extractive Industries and the Right to Water: The Responsibility of Multinationals
This report is the conclusion of a series of investigations and articles on extractive industries and water.
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Know your Billionaires ! A Portrait of Europe Through Its Richest Citizens
A collaborative report by civil society and media organisations sheds light on Europe’s richest, how they built their wealth and how they use it.
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Lobbying: The Hidden Epidemic
Did lobbying stop with the Covid-19 epidemic? Quite the contrary.
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