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@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 2 weeks ago

Intensive industry lobbying has opposed #REACH improvements such as:

➡️ inclusion of polymers
➡️ tackling ‘cocktail effect’ of mixing chemicals
➡️ speeding-up removal of harmful chemicals
Instead a key industry ask will likely lead to slower & weaker regulation

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/reaching-out

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REACHing out | Corporate Europe Observatory

Industry’s spin and privileged access to the highest levels of the Commission, alongside the current EU hostility to new green rules and mania for deregulation, appear to have fatally undermined a key European Green Deal ambition.

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@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 2 weeks ago

Today Commission President von der Leyen returns to #Antwerp to cosy-up to the chemicals & wider industry.

Tomorrow 🇪🇺 leaders meet in #AldenBiesen to discuss further rolling-back of social & environmental rules.
When will EU stand up to big polluters?

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/reaching-out

Quote from Vicky Cann, CEO researcher which says: The European Commission is getting its priorities wrong. The chemicals pollution, biodiversity, and climate crises are doing untold damage to people and environments around Europe and beyond. Yet the Commission’s leaders would rather cosy up to industry than deliver on its promises to tackle harmful chemicals. It’s time for the Commission to stand up to big polluters and deliver the strong REACH reform that it promised in 2020.

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REACHing out | Corporate Europe Observatory

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@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 2 weeks ago

This time last year when VDL went to Antwerp, she told industry that she had delivered on all 10 demands of its 2024 Antwerp Declaration.

For a quick refresher on this industry wish-list see our cartoons:

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2024/05/dissecting-antwerp-declaration

The cartoon shows a board room of people in suits. There is a sign saying ‘Antwerp declaration’ on the wall. Another man in a suit has a speech bubble saying “Instead of calling it more public money, more pollution, and more climate description, maybe we call it the Antwerp Declaration?” Cartoon by @CartoonRalph

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Dissecting the Antwerp Declaration | Corporate Europe Observatory

Check our our cartoons by @CartoonRalph to dissect the industry-derived Antwerp Declaration

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@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 2 weeks ago

Civil society organisations are saying enough.

We need:
🌱 Rules that protect people and planet
🔬 Evidence-based lawmaking
🚫 No more blank cheques for polluting industries

Europe’s future should prioritise health, climate, and justice - not just profits.

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/trade-union-and-ngo-coalition-calls-out-corporate-shadow-roadmap-dictating-eu-agenda

Photo of von der Leyen with text saying Vond der Leyen follow industry-dictated "shadow roadmap" ahead of EU leaders retreat, NGO coalition warns"

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Trade union and NGO coalition calls out corporate "shadow roadmap" dictating EU agenda | Corporate Europe Observatory

A coalition of major civil society and trade union organisations has issued a joint declaration to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, stating that the EU Commission is prioritising a "shadow roadmap" of industry-led deregulation over democratic and environmental safeguards.

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@corporateeurope@mstdn.social · 2 weeks ago

For more information on the EU’s agenda to slash back green and social protections, check out our Deregulation Watch page which we keep regularly updated on the #Omnibus programme, proposals for a 28th regime, and many other #deregulation nonsenses

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/deregulation-watch