As Luxembourg’s elite judges at the Court of Justice of the European Union quietly juggle share portfolios and politically-sensitive cases, critics warn their ties (often undisclosed) to Big Pharma, banks and Big Tech raise concerns over possible conflicts of interest and transparency.
EU lawmakers accuse the commission of breaching public access to information rules – by amending a law actually intended to bring transparency to the rapidly-expanding data centre sector.
call for data centre transparency after Investigate Europe revelations of Big Tech lobbying campaign
Microsoft and DigitalEurope, a lobby group whose members include Amazon, Google and Meta, secured a secrecy provision in EU law to block public access to critical information on data centres’ environmental impact, Investigate Europe can reveal.
