The chances are you will never have heard of an organisation called “Business Europe”, but you will certainly have heard of many of the corporate entities and brands which are affiliated to this secretive Brussels based lobby group.
A freedom of information request to the EU by the Corporate European Observatory sheds some interesting information on how they operate, as well as providing some background on who they actually are.
Once again we have yet another profile of our old friend Mr ClamadiEU formerly CEO of Rhodia and now Solvay, who is chair of the EU lobby group CEFIC.
Clam and friends on this occasion were attending a 2016 Advisory and Support Group, CEO event and dinner being organised by Business Europe, and hosted by the Commission.
A letter from the vice president of the Commission to Business Europe sets the tone of how the two unelected bureaucracies act in tandem behind closed doors without scrutiny.
“Our agreed programme gives us an opportunity to update you on the European Commission’s work, and to understand the current concerns of business leaders to inform our policymaking.”
Well so much for democratic decisions being made in the EU there then, and more a case of we’ll scratch your back if you scratch ours.
It is only when we get to the disclosed overview of the extended dinner and cocktail jolly that we see just how “the business community” attempt to sway the policy of democracy by the most undemocratic means possible.
“The message from business leaders is that these are difficult times for the EU and the world, and the EU has a valuable and important role to play. The pace of change is fast and getting faster, with transformations in technologies, business models, demographics and politics interacting with global trends including global migration, populism, and anti-trade & antiglobalisation sentiment. “
The term “populism” in this context has been often defined in a derogatory sense by the liberal left elite and news corporations like the BBC who attempt to undermine the will of the stupid people by claiming that it is somehow misguided and that they as educated appear to know better. This conceited viewpoint shows just how out of touch these people really are and how they do not represent anything but their own selfish monetary interests and policies of the few.
It ends on the following note
“Businesses called for the European Commission to create a positive, compelling and inclusive vision for Europe to counter populism and keep Europe on the path of jobs, growth, stability and prosperity. This would require national governments to stop demonising the EU, and to articulate what they want to achieve through their membership and participation. The discussion highlighted a need to move beyond the current discourse to elaborate what kind of Europe we want to leave for our children.”
It’s time Business kept its nose out of democratic decisions such as The decision by the UK to Leave this club altogether. The European Union was founded on a trade lie and the thing they all fear most is the will of the people making decisions that they cannot control with manipulation.
It’s always good to be prepared for some dirty business