Recent ALTER-EU publications and correspondence

E.g., 2024-11-27

The missing millions – how the new lobby register needs to tackle the 'under-reporting' by industry lobby groups

Publication date: 
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Millions of euros of lobby spending are missing from the lobby register declarations made by key industry groups, the ALTER-EU coalition has revealed on the eve of the launch of the new joint transparency register for the Parliament and Commission.

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Document types: 
reports & studies
Campaign: 
Full lobby transparency now!
 

European Commission answers to ALTER-EU letter on new code of conduct for EU Commissioners

Publication date: 
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Commission replies to earlier ALTER-EU letter expressing concerns about the shortcomings of the new code of conduct for EU Commissioners.

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Document types: 
correspondence
Campaign: 
Code of Conduct EC
 

ALTER-EU contribution to the Ombudsman's public consultation on public service principles for EU civil servants

Publication date: 
Friday, May 13, 2011
Author: 
ALTER-EU

ALTER-EU welcomes the initiative to draft a statement of public service principles for EU civil servants. We agree that such a set of principles could help “promote good administration and make maladministration less likely to occur.”

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PDF icon alter-eu_submission_on_public_service_principles_to_ombudsman_may_2011.pdf
Document types: 
position papers
Campaign: 
Code of Conduct EC
 

Letter to European Commission president Barroso on code of conduct for commissioners and the upcoming decision on the Ethical Committee

Publication date: 
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Author: 
ALTER-EU

Instead of introducing a clear cooling-off period of several years, the Commission decided on a notification period of only 18 months [...]. The new Code mentions a ban on lobbying [...], but unfortunately this appears to be insufficient to avoid conflicts of interest. The Code only covers issues falling within the ex-Commissioner's own portfolio.

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PDF icon letter_to_barroso_on_coc_may_10_2011.pdf
Document types: 
open letters
Campaign: 
Code of Conduct EC
 

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