On Thursday, European Parliament members are set to hold a hearing in Brussels that could strip Exxon Mobil of lobbying access and deepen the oil giant’s mounting legal woes.
The organizers say Exxon Mobil declined an invitation to testify. Spokesmen for the company did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.
Under new rules, the European Union’s lawmakers could ban the company from lobbying the transnational parliament..
The new scrutiny comes as Exxon Mobil is struggling to fend off state investigations in the United States…
An excerpt from HuffPost