Politician(s) lobbied: Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Sharing information
Methods: Email
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Discussion on lack of EU-wide transparency of data centres in relation to media reporting
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and in the run up to the publication of the data centre case study in this new Corporate Europe Observatory report
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'Permission to Pollute': https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/05/permission-pollute
Politician(s) lobbied: Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To contact members of the European Parliament's Environment Committee, in the run up to the committee's confirmation vote on the outcome of the trilogue negotiations, to ask them to reject the agreed compromise text as demands on consumer choice and patents from the original European Parliament mandate were lost in the trilogue negotiations.
Methods: Email
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Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
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and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 COM/2023/411
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To encourage MEPs to read our new article in run up to the plenary vote on new rules for genetically modified organisms: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/04/biotech-lobby-groups-are-set-trap-farmers-and-breeders-patent-minefield and to ask them to vote to safeguard genetic modification-free farming and the labelling of genetically modified foods, and to stand up against patented crops.
Methods: Email
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Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
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and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 COM/2023/411
Politician(s) lobbied: Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Nina Carberry (MEP), European Parliament; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: We were part of a wider campaign and hosted this email action on our website to call on members of the public to email MEPs to safeguard genetically modified-free farming and the labelling of genetically modified foods, and to stand up against patented crops: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/04/take-action-say-no-deregulation-gmo-food
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Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
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and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 COM/2023/411
Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Cowen (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Michael McNamara (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Ciaran Mullooly (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To invite the MEP to read the materials and listen to the podcast: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/pollution-playbook
Methods: Email
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To send an updated mailing to MEPs regarding The Pollution Playbook: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/pollution-playbook The Pollution Playbook looks at the deceptive tactics that manufacturers use to keep producing and selling their toxic products such as chemicals
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pesticides
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and plastics. This mailing included the briefing
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a summary
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and a podcast
Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To inform MEPs about the corporate lobby campaign against the proposal to revise REACH by sending them our new report: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/reaching-out
Methods: Email
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The proposed revision of the EU's Registration
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Evaluation
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Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation
Politician(s) lobbied: Aingeal O'Donoghue (Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: To invite the Permanent Representative to read the briefing: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/pollution-playbook
Methods: Email
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To send our new briefing The Pollution Playbook to the Permanent Representation: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/pollution-playbook The Pollution Playbook looks at the deceptive tactics that manufacturers use to keep producing and selling their toxic products such as chemicals
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pesticides
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and plastics
Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Kathleen Funchion (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: To invite the MEP to read the briefing: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/pollution-playbook
Methods: Email
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To send our new briefing The Pollution Playbook to MEPs: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/pollution-playbook The Pollution Playbook looks at the deceptive tactics that manufacturers use to keep producing and selling their toxic products such as chemicals
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pesticides
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and plastics
Politician(s) lobbied: Lynn Boylan MEP (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: MEP to attend and speak
Methods: Email
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To invite an MEP to speak at an event looking at the problems with green hydrogen
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as illustrated here: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/12/our-new-film-out-scramble-hydrogen-south-africa
Politician(s) lobbied: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (MEP), European Parliament; Lynn Boylan MEP (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Attendance by MEPs
Methods: Email
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To invite MEPs to attend a lobby tour of the EU quarter in Brussels
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following the publication of this briefing on the EU's massive deregulation programme: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/07/crash-course-eus-deregulation-wave
