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Lobbying e Transparência

 

Commission sets June date for lobbyists register
09 May 2008
The European Commission has identified 23 June 2008 as the target date for the publication of a voluntary lobbyists register and accompanying code of conduct, Administration and Anti-Fraud Commissioner Siim Kallas announced yesterday (8 May) following the adoption in Parliament of a landmark report on lobbying.

 

Pressure mounts ahead of lobbying vote
08 May 2008
A mandatory register of lobbyists common to all EU institutions must be set up as soon as possible, said global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International ahead of today's (8 May) vote on a lobbying report in the European Parliament.

 

'Moment of truth' approaching for lobbying transparency
30 April 2008
The European Parliament is widely expected to approve a landmark report on lobbying during its Brussels plenary session next week (8 May), representing a key moment in the drive to improve the transparency of the EU institutions and the estimated 15,000 lobbyists who seek to influence them.

 

Parliament to expel business lobby group
05 May 2008
European Parliament leaders have asked for a business group to be removed from its premises following accusations over its influence on policy.

 

Mixed message on transparency after Parliament votes
23 April 2008
EU officials will no longer be able to refuse to disclose information to the European Ombudsman on secrecy grounds if changes proposed yesterday (22 April) by the European Parliament are accepted by the Council.

 

EU Parliament under fire for 'lack of transparency'
16 April 2008
European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros insisted that the EU institutions become more transparent after demands to strenghten his access to confidential documents were delayed by the two main political groups in the European Parliament.

 

Parliament report calls for common EU lobbyists register
03 April 2008
The Commission's upcoming lobbyists register should be mandatory and common to all three institutions, recommends a report adopted on Tuesday (1 April) in the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee. But some NGOs and transparency groups believe the proposals are inadequate.