Brussels – The European Parliament banned Amazon from its premises due to its lack of willingness to cooperate. Representatives of the well-known brand were repeatedly invited to hearings by MEPs to discuss working conditions in Amazon warehouses. The online retailer declined the invitations too many times so that the hearing never took place, and the quaestors of the European Parliament decided to withdraw accreditation: no more access to Parliament.<\/p>\n
\nBREAKING: Amazon will be banned from the European Parliament!<\/p>\n
After weeks of mounting pressure by trade unions, civil society and Members of the European Parliament, Amazon’s lobbyists will no longer be able to access its premises.<\/p>\n
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– UNI Europa (@UNI_Europa) February 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Breaking the news is\u00a0United Europe<\/span><\/a>, the union representing service sector workers, raising the issue and urging action from the community institution on the non-cooperation.\u00a0Oliver Roethig,<\/strong>\u00a0regional secretary of UNI Europa, speaks of\u00a0victory<\/strong>: With its decision, “the European Parliament has drawn a clear red line: Amazon\u2019s anti-democratic behavior won\u2019t be tolerated \u2013 whether that\u2019s towards trade unions or parliaments,” Roethig said. It\u00a0is the second time in history the European Parliament has banned a lobby group from its premises<\/strong>.\u00a0The first time was in 2017 with Monsanto<\/span><\/a>. “Amazon refuses to answer to the EU Parliament, and it is only right that its access be removed\u200b,” said Esther Lynch, secretary general of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). That is not enough, however. Lynch urges the EU Parliament to adopt an even tougher line. “We call for this decision to apply to all Amazon lobbyists, including its consultants”.<\/strong><\/p>\n