EurActiv | 12/05/2015
English – One hundred and twelve organisations sent a letter to European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans today (11 May) asking for stronger rules on lobbying transparency. The appeal was organised by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) and called for a legally binding registry of lobbyists. Timmermans announced last fall that the European Commission would introduce a mandatory transparency registry detailing senior Commission staff’s contact with lobbyists
