Greens demand ExxonMobil lobbyists be removed from European Parliament
Call for removal of badges of ExxonMobil lobbyists comes as company refuse to attend public hearing investigating their role in climate denial.
Political reform
Reform of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI)
Molly responds to concerns raised by constituents over reforms to the European Citizens’ Initiative.
A response to suggestions that Greens are taking a ‘pro-Kremlin’ line in the European Parliament
Greens in Europe have responded to insinuations from high profile Russians that Greens are taking a ‘pro-Kremlin’ stand and implausible suggestions they are on Putin’s payroll.
Deal reached to protect whistleblowers a victory for the truth
Molly has hailed the agreement of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive a victory for the truth.
Westminster panel on Facebook threats to democracy calls for cross-committee inquiry into interference in EU referendum
Molly has supported a call for a cross-committee inquiry into Facebook interference in the EU referendum campaign.
The legislator, the award-winning journalist and the whistleblower to Face down Facebook in Westminster next week
An impressive panel will join Molly at Westminster next Tuesday to discuss how to protect our democracy from disinformation and manipulation spread through Facebook.
New Facebook report documenting spread of disinformation comes hot on the heels of DCMS select committee report
Following on from this week’s report from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee which denounces Facebook and its executives as “digital gangsters”, a new report documenting the role of Facebook in abuses of personal data for political purposes will be launched this Thursday in the European Parliament. A panel at the launch will … Read moreNew Facebook report documenting spread of disinformation comes hot on the heels of DCMS select committee report
Facing down Facebook: Reclaiming Democracy in the Age of (Anti) Social Media
This report examines the role Facebook has played in abuses of personal data for political purposes and the spread of disinformation and makes policy recommendations to ensure that such abuses are curtailed in future.
MEPs vote for new rules on lobbying in major victory for transparency, but right wing groups keen to ‘preserve a culture of secrecy’
The European parliament today backed binding rules around MEPs meetings with lobbyists, hailed by Greens as a victory for openness and transparency.
Tax competition across EU allowing multinationals to pay ‘miniscule amounts of tax’, says new report
New research commissioned by the Greens in the European Parliament has confirmed that many large corporations pay little tax in EU countries.
