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Revealed: industry’s lobby blitz to undermine chemicals policy reform.
See our brand new analysis of the #REACH chemicals regulation lobby battle in Brussels:
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In 2025 industry dominated access to the European Commission's highest levels on the topic of #REACH.
Industry had 93 high level meetings with Commissioners and Cabinets on REACH; NGOs, only 19
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New article looks at industry spin & other well-recognised lobby tactics on #REACH:
🏭 eye-catchingly high industry costings
🏭 ignoring health and environmental benefits
🏭 undermining science
🏭 misleading claims about how progressive proposals would work
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Intensive industry lobbying has opposed #REACH improvements such as:
➡️ inclusion of polymers
➡️ tackling ‘cocktail effect’ of mixing chemicals
➡️ speeding-up removal of harmful chemicals
Instead a key industry ask will likely lead to slower & weaker regulation
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Today Commission President von der Leyen returns to #Antwerp to cosy-up to the chemicals & wider industry.
Tomorrow 🇪🇺 leaders meet in #AldenBiesen to discuss further rolling-back of social & environmental rules.
When will EU stand up to big polluters?
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This time last year when VDL went to #Antwerp, she told industry that she had delivered on all 10 demands of its 2024 Antwerp Declaration.
For a quick refresher on this industry wish-list see our cartoons:
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Civil society organisations are saying "enough"!
We need:
🌱 Rules that protect people and planet
🔬 Evidence-based lawmaking
🚫 No more blank cheques for polluting industries
Europe’s future should prioritise health, climate, and justice - not just profits.
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For more information on the EU’s agenda to slash back green and social protections, check out our Deregulation Watch page which we keep regularly updated on the #Omnibus programme, proposals for a 28th regime, and many other #deregulation nonsenses
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