ST PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM 20126: IN RETROSPECT

On June 16–18, the 20th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was held, bringing together more than 12,000 participants from 133 countries, including media representatives and accompanying persons.

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EU PRIORITIES AT THE G20 MEETING IN HANGZHOU, PRC

1.  Role of G20 in tackling the international refugee crisis

TOP 50 MOST ACTIVE LOBBY ORGANISATIONS AT EU LEVEL

Based on Number of Meetings held with Commission Officials

INFORMATION ON MEETINGS HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE EC

Since 1 December 2014 Commissioners, their Cabinets and Director-Generals publish their meetings and only meet with lobbyists registered in the EU Transparency Register. The Commission also pledged to ensure an appropriate balance and representativeness in the stakeholders they meet.

LOBBYING THE EU DG ENERGY

DG Energy: French veteran Eurocrat Dominique Ristori is one of the most accessible Directors-General. Ristori started working at the Commission in 1978 and joined the energy department in 1996, developing expertise in an area that has become one of the most politically sensitive around, taking in geopolitics and energy security. Energy companies and associations top Ristori’s guest list (see below meetings held by Mr. Ristori with organisations and self-employed individuals from January 2016 up to July 2016)

EUROPEAN COMMISION VS. U.S. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS

When multinationals from the United States were looking for places to base their corporate headquarters in Europe, they were looking for the most business advantageous countries. For years the countries of Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in particular, offered special consideration for foreign companies known as tax rulings. These financial privileges provided legal ways to reduce and in some cases eliminate, all tax liability in the host country.

A PROPOSAL FOR STRUCTURING EU-UK RELATIONS

Authors: Jean Pisani-Ferry, Norbert Röttingen, André Sapir, Paul Tucker and Guntram B. Wolff (Bruegel)

"We propose the creation of a Continental Partnership (CP). The aim of this CP is to sustain deep economic integration, fully participating in goods, services, capital mobility and some temporary labour mobility, but excluding freedom of movement of workers and political integration.

The CP should involve:

BRAZIL CORRUPT POLITICAL CLASS

Of the 513 members of the lower house in Congress, 303 face charges or are being investigated for serious crimes. In the Senate, the same goes for 49 of 81 members.

Of 65 members on the impeachment commission, 37 face charges of corruption or other serious crimes according to Transparencia Brasil but are nevertheless allowed to sit in judgement on the President.

BLANKET BAN OF ALL RUSSIAN PARALYMPIC ATHLETES IS AN OUTRAGE: IT IS ILLOGICAL, UNJUST AND SHORT-SIGHTED.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to ban the entire team of Russian athletes from participating in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The decision has resulted in an outcry of pain and anger from Russian society.

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