Alberto Alemanno
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“The modern European economy appears to be over as we knew it: one of its main foundations, cheap and reliable Russian fossil fuels, has crumbled overnight” @euronews #energy
“In order to join the EU, no previous candidate has ever been compelled to yield to another country’s demands on matters such as interpretations of history that can never have a permanent, settled answer” @TonyBarber8 on North Macedonia’s accession on.ft.com/3v1gq0e
The #SummerAcademy is 🔛 ☀
Our 70+ participants from all over the world are engaging in insightful discussions on influence, mobilization and lobbying
💡 These leading thinkers, practitioners, and academics will continue to get a deeper understanding of participatory politicZQ
Retweeted by Alberto Alemanno 🇮🇹 As expected, Mari#Draghihi calls for the Italian Parliament to renew him full trust to complete his reform agenda
He suggests that’s what Italians want & need due to the inability of the political system to offer an alternative
There Is No Alternativcorriere.it/politica/22_lu…uo
Czech Presidency takes EU countries’ temperature on Treaty reforms: most likely action will be a unanimity vote via passerelle clause to drop unanimity in few policy domains
#cofoe @STGEUI @KalypsoNicolaid @NiccoloMilanese euractiv.com/section/politi…
The Dangerous Populist Science of Yuval Noah Harari, « an historian who, in many ways, is a fraud—most of all, about science » #harari #homosapiens currentaffairs.org/2022/07/the-da…
Are you ready for the hottest Summer week ever?
« Assuming the weather forecasts are roughly correct, it’s very likely that there will be hundreds or thousands of excess deaths from the heat in the next few days » Kevin McConway, professor Open University theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/j…
“Draghi’s international credibility is the only possible response to the challenges ahead” said Carlo Bonomi, president of Confindustria, the national industry association
#TINA
on.ft.com/3aH3mX3
As the EU rethinks its energy mix(es) and secures multiple gas contracts with African countries, what are the unintended consequences for the African continent?
To make its economies dependent on fossil fuel (by thus curtailing its development)
theenergymix.com/2022/07/14/wer…
Despite all the media spin, Mario #Draghi remains likely to pursue his reform agenda in #Italy, with less ample parliamentary support and some symbolic concessions to 5 stars + League (prepping for elections)
The TINA mantra is there to stay!
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
My prediction is for Mario Draghi to find a new parliamentary majority in the next few days.
This reshuffle will lead #Italy to the next #elections in 2023 and may bring #Draghi to the Italian presidency
#Draghi #Italy
Retweeted by Alberto Alemanno My prediction is for Mario Draghi to find a new parliamentary majority in the next few days.
This reshuffle will lead #Italy to the next #elections in 2023 and may bring #Draghi to the Italian presidency
#Draghi #Italy
Does the resignation of the Italian Prime Minister mark the return of politics in Italy?
#Italy #Draghi twitter.com/BBCBreaking/st…
I keep hearing : the Conference on the future of Europe was a mistake
Me: well, not really as nobody noticed it
The jury is still out on
#CoFoE but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
Do you need more scientific evidence for legal claims for losses tied to global warming?
Dartmouth study links past U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to global economic damages - The Washington Post #climatelitigation washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
How much really new is in the #UberFiles?
We’ve been knowing for a longtime that
1 Corporations lobby for their self-interest
2. (Some) Politicians love to be courted by big biz
3 (Some) Academics sell expertise to best buyer
Yet something is changing: it’s the end game 🧵f
Retweeted by Alberto Alemanno Should we ban lobbying for some industries by preventing them from gaining access to decision-makers?
Will be hosting an Oxford-style, ideology-free debate with opposing motions & cross-examination during the @TheGoodLobby Summer Academy.
Will start from #FCTC @oneillinstitute twitter.com/vicky_cann/sta…
6. Over 70 leading thinkers and doers in the politics of influence’s space will soon gather in Bilbao to discuss the outer limits of today’s lobbying practices in the light of existing frameworks and #UberFiles
Agenda: thegoodlobby.eu/wp-content/upl…
5. Rather than constraining lobbying (mission impossible), the challenge is to democratising it, so as to enable all interests to gain a seat at the table.
That’s our mission @TheGoodLobby and my team’s ongoing research work @HECParis #ESG
4. So, if there’s anything new about #UberFiles is to signal today’s greater public awareness about the negative effects of corporate political power over society at large
This is set to create an unprecedented political demand for intervention
cc @StiglerCenter @ErbInstitute
3 Most academics don’t engage with business interest; a few do so, either out of conviction, search for impact or for (little) money. Regardless of their motive, their sole obligation is to disclose their tie with relevant company. That’s what my colleagues did.
2. Existing rules governing lobbying are unfit for purpose.
They impose loose disclosure requirements on the lobbying side (the business) but virtually nothing on the lobbied (politician) side, and enforcement of the latter rules left to political level
1. After being tolerated for decades, self-serving lobbying is questioned today. It not longer fit with the responsible business’ standards imposed by investors, employees and customers. The #UberFiles are just the last manifestation of growing rejection towards negative lobbying
How much really new is in the #UberFiles?
We’ve been knowing for a longtime that
1 Corporations lobby for their self-interest
2. (Some) Politicians love to be courted by big biz
3 (Some) Academics sell expertise to best buyer
Yet something is changing: it’s the end game 🧵f
"Access to power is not something that is democratized" - says Mark MacGann, the former @Uber executive who served as the company’s public face in Europe, and who decided to blow the whistle #UberFiles
To democratize access to power is our mission @TheGoodLobby @thegoodlobbyit
Retweeted by Alberto Alemanno Our latest episode of #ClimateVoices “Guilt by Trade Association: Calling Out Climate Hypocrisy,” a conversation with @alemannoEU of @TheGoodLobby, spotlights a huge roadblock to climate policy progress: the pernicious impact of trade associations
🎧➡️youtu.be/1KTBpbaX7IMXJ
Retweeted by Alberto Alemanno "Access to power is not something that is democratized" - says Mark MacGann, the former @Uber executive who served as the company’s public face in Europe, and who decided to blow the whistle #UberFiles
To democratize access to power is our mission @TheGoodLobby @thegoodlobbyit
For an analysis of how the EU should respond to the #UberFiles
thegoodlobby.eu/2022/07/11/ube… @thegoodlobbyit @GoodLobbyProfs @TheGoodLobbyFR @TheGoodLobby @corporateeurope
Here’s the model for an Independent EU Ethics Body that would be capable of enforcing existing EU ethics standards.
europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…
Here’s the legal basis authorizing and requiring @vonderleyen to act on former Commissioner Neelie Kroes
She’s currently receiving a pension from the EU, but that could (should) be withdrawn by the @EUCourtPress
I call on @vonderleyen to react on #UberFiles by:
- opening investigation on Neelie Kroes’ breach of ethics duties during / after leaving office
- reminding @VeraJourova
to propose #EUEthicsBody as demanded by EU parliament+Council theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/…
Are you also wondering what would have happened if the #UberFiles had been disclosed ahead of the last French presidential elections?
Timing matters
lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeu…
#presidentielles2022
Proud to have contributed to #UberFiles as they revealed not only the systemic proximity between corporate & political power but also the embarrassing inadequacy of our legal and political culture to address the former.
More on @BBCPanorama tomorrow bbc.com/news/business-…
Retweeted by Alberto Alemanno For a brief analysis of why Neelie Kroes might have breached her ethics duties as an outgoing EU Commissioner lobbying for @Uber both in Brussels and The Hague, you can read:
theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/… #UberFiles
Retweeted by Alberto Alemanno For a brief analysis of why Neelie Kroes might have breached her ethics duties as an outgoing EU Commissioner lobbying for @Uber both in Brussels and The Hague, you can read:
theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/… #UberFiles
Watch full interview on @BBCWorld @BBCPanorama on at 20:00 BST on Monday 11 July
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Proud to have contributed to #UberFiles as they revealed not only the systemic proximity between corporate & political power but also the embarrassing inadequacy of our legal and political culture to address the former.
More on @BBCPanorama tomorrow bbc.com/news/business-…
The assassination of #ShinzoAbe in peaceful Japan 🇯🇵 is beyond shocking
Like other assassinations, such as that of Jo Cox, this tragic event reminds us that public office comes with huge costs for both the political representative and family memberNB
🇷🇺 Russian influence in Austria permeated the political and economic system. Now, Austrian dependence on Russia has finally become visible to everyone as a security threat -@smekhennetet writes for@washingtonpostst#ottt#EUCOCOwashingtonpost.com/national-secur…rz
UK PM Johnson agrees(!) to resign amid pressure #bojo
So what’s next? dw.com/en/uk-pm-boris…
❌On the very same week, nuclear and gas gained a ‘green’ label via EU #taxonomy, we learn that gas lobbyists are opposing curriculum reform aimed at teaching students how to mitigate climate change in the US (and probably elsewhere) scientificamerican.com/article/subver… via @sciam #Climate
❌On the very same day, nuclear and gas gained a ‘green’ panel via EU #taxonomy, we learn that gas lobbyists are opposing curriculum reform aimed at teaching students how to mitigate climate change in the US (and probably elsewhere)
scientificamerican.com/article/subver…
EU leaders must respond to the EU Parliament request to reform the Treaties.
Not playing games and asking for a bolder proposal of reform - convincingly argues @guyverhofstadt #cofoe twitter.com/guyverhofstadt…
Can @eucopresident excludes a member state from #EUCO?
Good question by @daniel_freund, but 👇🏼 poor, ambiguous response by Charles Michel who deliberately fails to say:
- Art 7(3) may lead exclusion
- as well as Art 50
and EU-26 could dispose exclusion any tim#Hungaryrtwitter.com/daniel_freund/…ne
Who are the world’s largest polluters in history?
Just for you - investors, employees, and consumers - to know
Remember that Ukraine is a country where Germans killed millions of people, not so very long ago.
How this reflects on the German position on the ongoing invasion of the country by Russia?
Read @TimothyDSnyder on
Jürgen Habermas and #Ukraine faz.net/aktuell/politi…
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