{"id":3432,"global_id":"europe-calling.de\/en\/?id=3432","global_id_lineage":["europe-calling.de\/en\/?id=3432"],"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2025-01-20 17:24:09","date_utc":"2025-01-20 16:24:09","modified":"2025-01-24 14:30:27","modified_utc":"2025-01-24 13:30:27","url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/en\/webinar\/pfas-scandal\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/en\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/3432","title":"Europe Calling \u2018PFAS scandal: Dirty Deal with our health and nature?\u2019","description":"<p><strong>Recording:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/oOOOn6Rrw4o?si=nViNBNTi9cNaIDQ4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dear friends and supporters,<\/p>\n<p>Did you hear the news? <b>Last week, the research project \u2018Forever Lobbying Project\u2019 uncovered an unprecedented lobbying campaign by the chemical industry.<\/b> For over a year, 46 journalists from 16 European countries have been <a href=\"https:\/\/corporateeurope.org\/en\/chemical-reaction\">investigating the activities<\/a> of the PFAS industry, which is trying hard to block an EU legislative initiative. This is because these so-called \u201cforever chemicals\u201d are not only a threat to our health and the environment but above all: a big source of revenue.<\/p>\n<p><b>PFAS, these \u201cforever chemicals\u201d, are everywhere:<\/b> in non-stick pans, raincoats, food packaging and even in our drinking water. They not only endanger our nature but also put our health at risk.<\/p>\n<p><b>The consequences?<\/b> Liver damage, fertility problems, cardiovascular diseases and even cancer. But the chemical industry is sticking firmly to production.<\/p>\n<p><b>The science is clear, the damage is immense: <\/b>more than 23,000 sites are already contaminated by PFAS. The clean-up of PFAS-contaminated sites will cost 2 trillion euros over the next few years. But that&#8217;s not all: up to 84 billion euros will be spent annually on the health consequences of PFAS.<\/p>\n<p>In our webinar, organised together with MEP Jutta Paulus, we want to talk about how we can finally enforce a far-reaching EU-wide ban, stricter limits and the liability of the polluters.<\/p>\n<p><b>Join<\/b> <b>us on 22 January 2025 at 6:00 p.m. CET and discuss with top-class experts and<\/b> <b>decision-makers:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vicky Cann<\/b>, who was involved in the research project \u2018Forever Lobbying Project\u2019 for the lobby transparency NGO \u2018Corporate Europe Observatory\u2019<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stefan Scheuer<\/b>, EU policy expert at ChemTrust, a German-British association working to protect against harmful chemicals<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Theresa Kjell<\/b>, Head of Policy at ChemSec &#8211; the International Chemical Secretariat, which works with large corporations and investors to end the use of toxic chemicals<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Jutta Paulus<\/b>, Member of the European Parliament for B\u00fcndnis90\/Die Gr\u00fcnen, scientist and former owner of a testing laboratory for chemicals, biocides, pesticides, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, nanomaterials<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Moderation:<\/b> Maximilian Fries, Executive Director of Europe Calling e.V.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The webinar will be simultaneously translated into German and English.<\/p>\n<p><b>Why is your participation so important?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The chemical industry is one of the most powerful lobbyists in Europe. They spend around \u20ac34 million a year on their lobbying machine. But together we are stronger! Let&#8217;s raise our voices to banish this invisible threat from our daily lives and participate in the webinar.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Your commitment counts \u2013 for a healthier future for us all!<\/p>\n<p>With European greetings,<\/p>\n<p>Max and everyone at Europe Calling e.V.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"pfas-scandal","image":{"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN.png","id":3444,"extension":"png","width":1200,"height":675,"filesize":722339,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":169,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":84995,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-300x169.png"},"large":{"width":1024,"height":576,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":567470,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-1024x576.png"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":37225,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-150x150.png"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":432,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":365593,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-768x432.png"},"post-slider-thumb-size":{"width":330,"height":190,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":99799,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-330x190.png"},"post-category-slider-size":{"width":330,"height":350,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":127809,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-330x350.png"},"post-thumbnail":{"width":680,"height":330,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":263873,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-680x330.png"},"evolve-post-thumbnail":{"width":680,"height":330,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":263873,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-680x330.png"},"evolve-slider-thumbnail":{"width":400,"height":300,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":137841,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-400x300.png"},"evolve-tabs-img":{"width":50,"height":50,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":6234,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-50x50.png"},"evolve-testimonial-avatar":{"width":80,"height":80,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":13859,"url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-22_Europe-Calling-214_PFAS-Lobbying_sharepic_EN-80x80.png"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2025-01-22 18:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"01","day":"22","hour":"18","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2025-01-22 19:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"01","day":"22","hour":"19","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2025-01-22 17:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"01","day":"22","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2025-01-22 18:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"01","day":"22","hour":"18","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"Europe\/Berlin","timezone_abbr":"CET","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"\u20ac","currency_code":"EUR","currency_position":"suffix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":1141,"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2022-06-09 15:22:19","date_utc":"2022-06-09 13:22:19","modified":"2022-06-09 15:22:19","modified_utc":"2022-06-09 13:22:19","url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/venue\/online\/","venue":"Online","slug":"online","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Online","description":"","url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/venue\/online\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"europe-calling.de\/en\/?id=1141","global_id_lineage":["europe-calling.de\/en\/?id=1141"]},"organizer":[{"id":1417,"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2022-10-06 21:53:29","date_utc":"2022-10-06 19:53:29","modified":"2022-10-06 21:53:29","modified_utc":"2022-10-06 19:53:29","url":"https:\/\/europe-calling.de\/organizer\/europe-calling-e-v-jutta-paulus-mdep\/","organizer":"Europe Calling e.V. &#038; 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