How Gazprom gained influence in the Netherlands
Gazprom is much more influential in the Netherlands than is commonly thought. The company developed into an indispensable pillar of the Dutch energy supply. The …
Brussels pressured drug regulator to review Pfizer vaccine
Leaked documents show that the European Commission put great pressure on the European Medicines Agency to approve the first Covid-19 vaccine simultaneously with the American …
BAT channelled millions of euros to the Netherlands, now Brazil wants its share of the pie
The Brazilian government is demanding 350 million euros from tobacco giant British American Tobacco for tax avoidance, research by The Investigative Desk shows. This money …
Newsletter January 2021
Read the full newsletter here. By Marcel Metze In 2020 – our second year – we have been very productive. We embarked on some thirty …
Are Unilever’s ties with Wageningen University too close?
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) takes pride in its excellent relations with the food and agriculture industry. It is particularly close with Unilever. The public-private …
Rehabiliatting nicotine amidst a pandemic: Big Tobacco’s Playbook in the 21st century
A cross-border investigation uncovered how COVID-19 is used a marketing opportunity for the tobacco industry. For decades the tobacco industry casted doubts on the harms …
Covid-19: EU countries spent over €220m stockpiling remdesivir despite lack of effectiveness
The drug’s manufacturer was aware of the negative results of the Solidarity trial before the European Commission struck a procurement deal with it, finds an …
Marlboro producer outsmarts its competition (and politicians)
Tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris conducts a sophisticated lobby in the Netherlands, using a meticulous international step-by-step plan. Yet it still manages to make a profit, …
