30 votes

Amazon lobbyists to be barred from European Parliament

3 comments

  1. [3]
    BuckyMcMonks
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    Amazon: Also Amazon: Talk is cheap; actions have consequences. Glad the EU is delivering some.

    Amazon:

    "...we take our engagement with policymakers in Brussels and across Europe extremely seriously.”

    Also Amazon:

    ... failed to attend three meetings with the employment and social affairs committee...

    Talk is cheap; actions have consequences. Glad the EU is delivering some.

    15 votes
    1. [2]
      skybrian
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      Very little detail here. The full sentence is: "Short notice" could indicate bad behavior on either side. How short was that notice? Was it a reasonable amount of time?

      Very little detail here. The full sentence is:

      Since 2021, the ecommerce giant has failed to attend three meetings with the employment and social affairs committee, with the most recent meeting being missed due to “short notice”, according to a letter from the committee to Robert Metsola, the EU parliament president.

      "Short notice" could indicate bad behavior on either side. How short was that notice? Was it a reasonable amount of time?

      3 votes
      1. BuckyMcMonks
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        Even if I'm generous enough to accept the short notice excuse, they've still stood up the committee twice. For a company that prides itself on logistics, I think that's pretty telling. If you...

        Even if I'm generous enough to accept the short notice excuse, they've still stood up the committee twice.

        For a company that prides itself on logistics, I think that's pretty telling. If you genuinely want to work with someone, you don't no show them, and certainly not multiple times.

        8 votes