Overwatch Report

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[EU Affairs] To inform MEPs about a legal analysis we had commissioned on New genomic techniques (NGTs) and the European Commission’s legislative proposal: https://crm.corporateeurope.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=7413&qid=1402302

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[EU Affairs] The European Commission's legislative proposal on New genomic techniques (NGTs)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Colm Markey', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[EU Affairs] The European Commission's legislative proposal on New genomic techniques (NGTs)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Carroll', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] The agenda of the incoming French Presidency of the EU Council

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cuffe MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan MEP", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] Participation in discussion on how to tackle revolving doors at EU level at European Parliament intergoup meeting

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

May–August

[EU Affairs] The EU's proposed Corporate sustainability and due diligence proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

May–August

[EU Affairs] Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

May–August

[EU Affairs] To inform MEPs about our new publication regarding the EU Council's working parties: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2021/07/business-lobbies-dominate-secret-channel

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[EU Affairs] EU policy towards Covid 19 vaccines

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All MEPs', 'role': 'MEPs were sent a copy of our new report Bitter Pill: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2021/11/bitter-pill'} {'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 8 more

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] European Parliament's Council of the EU 2018 budget discharge report

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] EU's proposal for a Digital Services Tax

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

May–August

[EU Affairs] The German EU Council Presidency starting July 2020

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Chris MacManus', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan MEP", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

May–August

[EU Affairs] Our new report: "Tainted love: corporate lobbying and the upcoming German EU Presidency"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan MEP", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Tom Hanney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[EU Affairs] To inform MEPs about our new publication regarding the EU's Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2020/09/will-eu-commission-stand-firm-against-toxic-lobbying-pressure

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan MEP", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] Our new report "Captured states - When EU governments are a channel for corporate interests"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] Our new report "Captured states - When EU governments are a channel for corporate interests"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Declan Kelleher', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)'} {'name': 'Cait Hayes', 'role': 'Special Adviser (The Houses of the Oireachtas Service)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[Environment] EU Single use plastics file

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] Saudi Arabia's lobbying at EU level

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] The 'Innovation Principle' within the Horizon Europe proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ní Riada', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Marian Harkin', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

Corporate Europe Observatory

January–April

[EU Affairs] Civil society finance proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

May–August

[EU Affairs] As follow up to our report "Captured states - When EU governments are a channel for corporate interests"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Liadh Ni Riada MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

May–August

[Finance] As part of the Change Finance campaign, signatory MEPs were contacted to thank them for their support

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Grace O'Sullivan MEP", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

May–August

[Health] Our new report "High prices, poor access: What is Big Pharma fighting for in Brussels?"

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Boylan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Nessa Childers MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[Environment] To send CEO's recent research article about the role of the Irish Government on the EU's Single Use Plastics proposal

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 1 more

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[EU Affairs] To introduce CEO’s work to all Irish MEPs following May 2019 European Parliamentary elections

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mairead McGuinness', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 5 more

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[Taxation] To start a discussion about the best way to gather information on the Irish Government position on EU tax issues

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[EU Affairs] To send a response from the Finnish Government to a joint sign-up letter signed by these MEPs and 90+ others

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke Ming Flanagan MEP', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[Finance] Meeting of MEP signatories to European Parliament elections pledge on finance lobby

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Corporate Europe Observatory

September–December

[EU Affairs] To propose questions for the upcoming hearings for EU candidate commissioners

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Clare Daly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Grace O'Sullivan", 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Mick Wallace', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Lobbying Tracker

Most Lobbied TDs