Is BusinessEurope at odds with its members on EU climate policy?

Michael Holder
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Report slams trade federation's 'obstructive' climate policy positions, arguing it is being far less ambitions than many of its members

BusinessEurope faces renewed questions over its green policy stance after a report today slammed the trade federation's "obstructive" lobbying against EU climate change policy, accusing it of being unrepresentative...

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