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How the EU regulates lobbyists after 2022 Qatargate bribery scandalFollowing the 2022 Qatargate bribery scandal, the European Union tightened its lobbying rules in Brussels, where thousands of businesses an...
India wanted red flags on chip packets and soda. Big Food fought backIndia’s food regulator has dropped plans for colour-coded front-of-pack nutrition warnings after industry opposition, opting instead for si...
Nestle pushes for simpler US food labels to shed 'Frankenstein' ingredients imageNestle is lobbying US authorities to allow food labels to use common ingredient names, such as "vitamin C" instead of "ascorbic acid", argu...
If you bill it, they will come: FIFA 2026 wins battle for fans' wallets in pricey World CupWorld Cup final caps a tournament where fans paid record prices. Ticket buyers defied expectations and paid sky-high prices for all matches...
EU denies bowing to tech lobby on data centre green impactThe European Commission denies allegations of copying industry lobbyists' proposals for data centre environmental impact rules. A probe sug...
Will the EU delay enforcing its AI Act?Under the landmark act that was passed a year earlier after intense debate between EU countries, its provisions would come into effect in a...
Europe one step away from landmark AI rules after lawmakers' voteThree years in the making, the AI Act comes as generative AI systems such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Google's chatbot Gemini...
Europe one step away from landmark AI rules after lawmakers' voteThree years in the making, the AI Act comes as generative AI systems such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Google's chatbot Gemini...
Sweeping EU rules on AI to pass final hurdleEU lawmakers are poised to approve on Wednesday wide-ranging rules to govern artificial intelligence, including powerful systems like OpenA...
EU backs rules to improve app workers’ conditionsUnder the new law, many platform workers in Europe could be reclassified as employees and therefore gain access to labour and social protec...
EU lawmakers back tough media law against Big Tech's content removal decisionsKnown as Article 17 of the Media Freedom Act the European Commission proposed last year to ensure media plurality and safeguard editorial i...
EU lawmakers back tough media law against Big Tech's content removal decisionsEU lawmakers have voted in favor of draft rules that target large online platforms such as Google and Meta Platforms, aiming to address con...
EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035Lawmakers suported a proposal, made by the European Commission last year, to require a 100% reduction in CO2 emissions from new cars by 203...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologises for document, EU's Thierry Breton warns internet is not Wild WestSundar Pichai and Breton exchanged views in a video-conference call late on Thursday, the third this year, according to a statement from th...
UK Parliament panel seeks backing for an Indian IMF chiefAn influential British parliamentary panel has written to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to engage with New Delhi to try and seek o...
Energy giants spent USD 1 bn on climate lobbying, PR since Paris: watchdogTwo of the companies -- Shell and Chevron -- said they rejected the watchdog's findings.
- American trade bodies seek clarity on India's budget proposal to retrospectively tax overseas transactions
Leading American trade bodies have asked US Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithnerto seek clarity on India's budget proposal to retrosp...
- Radia tapes: Lobbying needs to be monitored, regulated and made transparent
Where does lobbying end and corruption begin? For society to know the answer, the practice of lobbying needs to be brought out of the shado...
- India's stiff telecom rules rile US, Europe & Japan vendors
US biz community is up in arms over India's demand that telecom gear makers place source codes in an escrow account. Infotel raises $500 mn...
- Soccer boards to be trained by Institute of Directors
The Institute of Directors (IoD), a London-based business lobby group, plans to teach board members of soccer clubs how to improve their ma...