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Letter to Commissioner Šefčovič to to ask to overhaul the revolving door rules in current review of Staff Regulations

Publication date: 
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Author: 
ALTER-EU steering committee

[T]he Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) launches [...] a major campaign to address the problem of the revolving door between the EU institutions and the lobby industry in Brussels.

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

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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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ALTER-EU open letter to Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič regarding former Commissioner Verheugen’s potential conflict of interest

Publication date: 
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Author: 
Paul de Clerck

Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration European Commission

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The European Ombudsman opens an inquiry on Expert Groups

Publication date: 
Thursday, November 4, 2010

The European Ombudsman has opened an inquiry regarding expert groups transparency and balanced composition

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Will Barnier ensure balance in expert advice on financial reform?

Publication date: 
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Letter asking Commissioner Barnier to end the domination of banks, insurance and funds in expert groups advising the Commission on the financial reform

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Preventing conflicts of interest of EU Commissioners (review of the code of conduct for Commissioners)

Publication date: 
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

ALTER-EU asks Barroso to address conflicts of interest in revision code of conduct for EU Commissioners

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