Person

Teresa Anjinho

European Ombudsman, European Ombudsman

2 articles · 10 June 2026 to 20 August 2026

What we have reported

Opened an inquiry into DG TRADE's interactions with tobacco industry representatives following a complaint from NGO Contre-Feu.
Criticised the European Commission for working too closely with industry to rush through the scaling back of sustainability rules for firms.

Coverage

2 of 2 in the archive

Politics

EU Ombudsman launches inquiry into Commission tobacco lobby contacts

Teresa Anjinho investigates whether DG TRADE breached WHO treaty obligations through regular, non-transparent meetings with industry representatives, reviving a transparency row the Commission thought settled.

Marek Jankowski20 August 20268 min read

Politics

EU lobbying spending hits record €381.7m as Big Tech leads push for deregulation

Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl report 7.8% increase in declared lobbying expenditure, with Meta, Amazon and Apple spending €73m combined as EU pursues simplification agenda.

Clara Devereux10 June 20267 min read

Others in the news

Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission
Friedrich Merz
Chancellor of Germany
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
Viktor Orban
Prime Minister of Hungary
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
Kaja Kallas
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Peter Magyar
Prime Minister of Hungary
Donald Tusk
Prime Minister of Poland
Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO
Henna Virkkunen
Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

The newsletter

Delivered to your inbox on the days we publish. No daily digest, no push notifications, no advertising.

What we have reported

Coverage

Others in the news

One important European story. Explained properly.