Coca-Cola branding, fleets of BMW cars, logos of Big Tech and fossil fuel companies ... in the past, countries taking the presidency of the EU Council have been criticised by citizens, MEPs, and the European Ombudsman for taking corporate sponsorship.
As of 1 January 2022, France will lead the Council and coordinate many important discussions on climate change, digital market, the Covid recovery, and the status of platform workers, among others.
Worrying early signs indicate tha...
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Vicky Cann is a researcher at Corporate Europe Observatory. Olivier Petitjean is a journalist working for Observatoire des Multinationales. The report on which this article is based can be read here.