ARROJANDO LUZ SOBRE
LOS LOBBIES EUROPEOS
HACIA UNA MAYOR TRANSPARENCIA, INTEGRIDAD
Y PARTICIPACIÓN EN EL LOBBY
La sociedad civil demanda una sólida regulación del lobby
Madrid, 4 de octubre de 2017 – Access Info Europe y Transparencia Internacional España instan a los grupos parlamentarios a que la regulación del lobby en el Congreso de los Diputados garantice la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas en la toma de decisiones, en línea con los estándares internacionales. Las organizaciones han valorado positivamente la reanudación del debate sobre
Ombudsman asked to investigate refusal to publish legal advice on the legal basis for EU lobby register
Madrid/Brussels, 28 July 2017 – With upcoming negotiations on reforming the state of EU lobbying transparency imminent, the legal advice given to the Commission and Council on the legal basis for lobby reform is back under the spotlight following appeals this week to the EU Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly. Access Info Europe's and MEP Dennis de Jong's parallel complaints to the
Parliament inaction on lobby transparency could sink register reform
[Article first published by the ALTER-EU] Madrid/Brussels, 17 March 2017 - The European Parliament must do more to improve lobby transparency, 100 civil society organisations urged in an open letter published today. MEPs were warned that the European Commission's current proposal for a revised EU Transparency Register would allow for even less scrutiny than the existing one, and that to
Commission data reveals lobby transparency loopholes and corporate bias
[Article first published by ALTER-EU.] President Juncker´s proactive transparency policy continues to fail to address loopholes in lobbying transparency rules and does not ensure balanced stakeholder consultation, according to a new analysis by the Alliance for Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU). Brussels/Madrid, 20 February 2017 - ALTER-EU criticised the loopholes in the Commission’s policy on lobby transparency after its latest
Formal complaint to President Juncker on Barroso, Kroes and De Gucht revolving door cases filed by ALTER-EU
[UPDATE - 8 November 2016 - On 2 November 2016 ALTER-EU responded to the Ad Hoc Ethics Committee opinion which said Barroso’s new role at Goldman Sachs International was not a breach of the rules. Read the statement here.] [UPDATE - 13 October 2016 - On 12 October 2016 ALTER-EU handed over to to Secretary-General Alexander Italianer the 63,000 signatures gathered
ALTER-EU reaction to Commission’s announcement on transparency register
Madrid/Brussels, 28 September 2016 - The European Commission has today published its proposal for a new inter-institutional agreement on the lobby transparency register [1], and the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) makes the following reaction: "The Commission’s response is too little too late. If you look at the political situation in Europe, the Commission should do its
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