After Adani, OCCRP targets Vedanta; alleges mining giant ran lobbying campaign to weaken green rules

[ad_1] The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) in a fresh article has said Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta was behind a “covert” lobbying campaign to weaken key environmental regulations during…

When your lobbying intern is a robot

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By SARAH WHEATON Tips, tales, traumas…

Bolivia says it hired U.S. lobbying firm linked by Facebook to fake news

[ad_1] SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim presidency said on Thursday it had hired a Washington-based lobbying firm that Facebook Inc accuses of launching fake news campaigns to skew democratic debate.…

Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country’s emissions gap by 2030

[ad_1] German officials say that an array of climate measures being introduced by the government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals…

Siemens leads rallying cry to save stricken CBI lobbying group

[ad_1] Microsoft is among a small group of CBI members approached to sign a letter endorsing its survival ahead of a crucial confidence vote on Tuesday, Sky News learns. By…

France’s most feared ethics body should inspire an EU parallel, says François Hollande

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — A decade after the creation of the most feared ethics regulator in France, former French President François…

Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain’s business chiefs

[ad_1] LONDON — He hopes to win the hearts and minds of devoted Donald Trump supporters ahead of next year’s U.S. election. But Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis failed to…

Fugees rapper convicted in US over lobbying campaigns with Malaysian financier

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) – A jury on Wednesday convicted Grammy Award-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of The Fugees hip hop group on criminal charges that he conspired with…

Fugees’ Pras Michel found guilty of illegal lobbying

[ad_1] The rapper is found guilty of taking money from a fugitive billionaire to influence US politics. [ad_2] Source link

Companies seek alternatives to fill lobbying void left by CBI crisis

[ad_1] A lobbying firm is launching a one-year business engagement operation ahead of the next general election in what is likely to be one of multiple attempts to exploit the…