NPG; Worst EU Lobbying

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And the winner is...

(Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO))

The 'Campaign for Creativity' (C4C) is the undisputed winner of the Worst EU Lobbying Award 2005! No less than 85% of the over 8000 people that took part in the online voting identified C4C as the most deceptive corporate lobby campaign of the year. C4C presents itself as a grass roots campaign for software patents but is in fact run by public affairs consultancy Campbell Gentry in London, with undisclosed financial support from Microsoft and other software multinationals.

In a fax to CEO, C4C coordinator Simon Gentry explained he regretted not to be able to attend the award ceremony in Brussels Wednesday evening. Mr. Gentry argued that his busy schedule forces him to concentrate on paying clients, repeating the claim that his work for C4C is voluntary and unpaid. Also runner-up European Partners for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) declined the invitation to attend the award ceremony. ExxonMobil never replied. Both ExxonMobil and EPEE have been nominated for their use of deceptive tactics to undermine EU efforts to halt climate change.

The final voting figures, Mr. Gentry's response as well as photos and video from the award ceremony will be available soon on www.eulobbyaward.org. The website also includes extensive information on each of the ten nominees.

The 'Worst EU Lobbying' Awards are organised by Corporate Europe Observatory in association with Friends of the Earth Europe, Lobby Control and Spinwatch; four organisations campaigning for an end to secrecy around lobbying in Brussels.


[CEO] Last week of voting to decide 'Worst EU Lobbying' Award (Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)) (bericht van 6 december 2005)

There are now only seven days of online voting left to decide the winner of the "Worst EU Lobby" Award 2005. More than 8,000 votes have already been cast and the 'Campaign for Creativity' (front group for Microsoft and other software giants) has taken a solid lead, followed by Exxon-Mobile and the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment, both lobbying to undermine EU climate legislation. Make your choice and vote now: www.eulobbyaward.org/

Do you live in Brussels or surroundings? There are still seats available for the award ceremony on Wednesday 14 December, where the winner and runners-up of the 'Worst EU Lobbying' Award 2005 will be presented. For more information and reservations, email ceo (at) corporateeurope.org

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), is a European-based research and campaign group targeting the threats to democracy, equity, social justice and the environment posed by the economic and political power of corporations and their lobby groups.

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