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A Kiel businessman criticized a sugar tax as pointless and referred to it as theft. As an alternative, he pointed to Chile, where strict labeling for foods with too much fat, sugar, or calories was introduced in 2016. The products received large warning labels on the packaging; additionally, their advertising on children's television and their sale in schools were banned. According to the Kiel businessman, manufacturers subsequently made their products significantly healthier. Within a few years, children and adults became slimmer, and the awareness of healthy eating increased among the population. He advocated for clear labeling instead of a tax and criticized the traffic light system used in Germany as opaque. He cited the influence of the food manufacturers' lobby as the reason for this. #Zuckersteuer #Lebensmittelkennzeichnung #GesundeErnährung (translated)

Pri stated that Júlio Cezar, whom she described as the bribe operator of Alexandre Padilha's group in the Palácio do Planalto and a consultant in Goiânia, promised Daniel Vorcaro to bring the owner of Banco Master closer to Banco do Brasil. According to her, the two exchanged more than 450 messages and made 180 calls to discuss a plan to raise R$ 10 billion from funds like Previ, Petros, and Postalis through Master papers. Pri said that the plan included R$ 1 billion in bribes for members of the PT, including Vaccari, and that Vorcaro paid R$ 30 million for a film about Lula and made advance payments for bribes. She also claimed that there was intense lobbying. #Corrupção #Política #Brasil (translated)

Peter Magulski described a linked report as devastating and fact-based. He wrote that it concerns Katherina Reich's alleged sabotage of the energy transition in favor of the fossil lobby. The title of the report asked whether Reiche is acting like a climate denier. https://t.co/5XnFSqnRAF #Energiewende #Klimaschutz #Fossilwirtschaft (translated)

Beach Roy wrote that he thought the midterm elections were approaching. He stated that his reach on X suddenly dropped by 80 percent and claimed that Elon Musk was actively limiting him. According to Beach Roy, he had contributed to the downfall of FVD and PVV and the electoral victory of D66 on X. He added that political scientist, lobbyist, and publicist Kirsten Verdel had noted the same thing, and asked who could see his message. #midterms #socialmedia #politiek (translated)

The author wrote that lobby groups have an influence on the healthcare system. He explained that statutory health insurance costs 1 billion euros per day. Patients, caregivers, psychotherapists, and women have the weakest lobby; when cuts are made, it usually starts with them. This must not remain the case, he added. #Gesundheitssystem #Patientenrechte #Pflegekräfte #DE (translated)

Kacper Kita found it surprising that in Poland the view gaining support is that the country's prosperity should depend on Russia's compliance with the agreement, rather than Norway's. He argued that Russia is not primarily driven by economic calculations and seeks political expansion. In his opinion, the outbreak of war in Ukraine showed that earning from the sale of raw materials was not the most important thing for Vladimir Putin. Kita called achieving independence from Russia one of the more significant accomplishments of the Polish state in recent years. Kita asserted that warnings about high prices of Norwegian gas and a collapse of the European economy after cutting off Russian supplies were spread by lobbyists and politicians opposed to the Baltic Pipe. According to him, the creation of the gas pipeline undermined those predictions. He also criticized attributing Poland's cut-off from Russian gas to Americans, Ukrainians, Jews, or reptilians, labeling such claims as transferring German narratives to the Polish context. He added that Krzysztof Wojczal demonstrated the impossibility of Poland's participation in Nord Stream, citing technical and legal conditions. https://t.co/hXhgXHdD03 #Polska #Rosja #BalticPipe (translated)

It is striking that Harald Christ is friends with the head of the Federal Employment Agency, as he himself admits, and this Federal Employment Agency has awarded lucrative contracts to companies that he represents as a lobbyist through his agencies. #HaraldChrist #Lobbyismus #Interessenkonflikt (translated)

The article highlights the role of Harald Christ as an influential advisor to Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, who may benefit from his commitments as a lobbyist and investor, raising questions about a potential conflict of interest. #HaraldChrist #Lobbyismus #Interessenkonflikt (translated)

The author said Milorad Dodik’s influence operation in Washington could no longer be ignored. They claimed a US lobbying firm representing Republika Srpska reportedly had a $35,000-per-month contract and said Katie Wiles, daughter of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, worked for an organisation linked in the post. https://t.co/P9WY1TuDE9 #Dodik #USPolitics #Lobbying #US #BA

Bartosz wrote that he has stopped supporting the government and does not want to have anything to do with it. He stated that he has gone through a "transformation into Adam Abramczyk," and suggested that the Civic Coalition change its name to the Developers' Coalition. He referred to the Polish People's Party as the "Lobbyists' Party" and used an insulting term for the Confederation. #transformacja #obywatelskie #Polska (translated)

The author stated that the Vox MEP Girauta earned 3,000 euros a month for lobbying in favor of people whom he labeled as genocidal in Israel. He also claimed that he appeared in the Uber Papers among the politicians who posed favorable questions to the American multinational, and described him as a patriot in an ironic tone. https://t.co/stc7yzIt7r #Política #España #VOX #ES #IL #US (translated)

The scandal involving the U.S. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, erupted after it was revealed that she promised access to people from the Trump administration in exchange for payments from Republican lobbyist Erik Deters, including demanding $100,000 to pay off credit card debt just before her confirmation by the Senate. #Guilfoyle #skandal #dyplomacja (translated)

Ketty Garat stated that the trips and parties of the number three at the Ministry of Housing were linked to the expenditure of 2.4 million euros by Carnicero at the House of Architecture. According to Garat, Carnicero promoted international events to which he was later invited. She also described the institution as "his lobby in the Ministry." https://t.co/g2JZ1SUkYm #Corrupción #Vivienda #Eventos (translated)

Jorge Calabrés published the complete ruling for archiving and free dismissal so that the public could read it. He said that the document identified several news stories about Albert Soler as journalistic information that reflected reality: one claimed that he conspired with Javier Tebas to remove Luis Rubiales and preside over the RFEF; another stated that Tebas attempted to offer a pre-contract for a federation position to place Soler in Rubiales' place; and a third linked Soler's departure from the lobby of José Blanco and Alfonso Alonso with his indictment in the Negreira case. https://t.co/1tcdqoQorF #Fútbol #RFEF #Corrupción (translated)

The article describes the scandal involving Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece, and her past relationships with Republican politician Erik Deters, in which she allegedly asked him for a payment of $100,000 for "favors" in light of her nomination for the embassy, and reveals other controversies related to her lobbying activities and influences. #Guilfoyle #lobbying #Trump (translated)