Caught in the act.The disgraceful behaviour of German car manufacturers BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Daimler and Porsche has won them the 'Worst EU Lobbying' Award 2007. Their joint offensive to water down and delay the CO2 emission reduction targets proposed by the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community (EC) was deemed to be the worst and most deceptive by voters across Europe. 'When the Commission proposed compulsory CO2 targets,' explains Erik Wesselius from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. ), 'the car companies reacted with a campaign full of misinformation mis·in·form tr.v. mis·in·formed, mis·in·form·ing, mis·in·forms To provide with incorrect information. mis and scaremongering. Decision-makers were manipulated with grossly exaggerated threats of factory closures and job losses.' The runners-up for this most dubious of honours were the European Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. Consultancies Association for its high-profile campaign against the EC's plans for a lobby transparency register, and PR consultancy Cabinet Stewart for running a fake European think-tank that serves as a front organization for opponents of the Kyoto Protocol. At the same ceremony, BAE Systems' laughable 'eco-bullets' were pipped to the post by the German Atomic Forum, which won a special prize for 'Worst EU Greenwash green·wash n. 1. The dissemination of misleading information by an organization to conceal its abuse of the environment in order to present a positive public image. 2. The information so disseminated. 2007'. The lobby group was named and shamed for its ad campaign to improve its industry's image. 'The German Atomic Forum took advantage of the public's concern about climate change to promote nuclear energy,' says Ulrich Mueller from LobbyControl. 'The one-sided ads use idyllic pictures of nature to gain public acceptance of longer lifespans for old nuclear power plants, ignoring the associated risks.' www.worstlobby.eu |
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