Recent ALTER-EU publications and correspondence

E.g., 2020-04-05

Secret meetings and missing law firms

Publication date: 
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Author: 
ALTER-EU steering committee

Why are some high level meetings with the Commission still kept secret and what will Timmermans do to force lobbying law firms to join the transparency register?

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PDF icon ALTER-EU letter to Timmermans 29 06 2016.pdf
PDF icon Reply from Commission to ALTER-EU Steering Committee- re AMISA 2 and law firms.pdf
Document types: 
correspondence
Campaign: 
Full lobby transparency now!
 

How to improve troubled 'Expert Groups

Publication date: 
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Author: 
ALTER-EU, BirdLife International, European Environmental Bureau, Transparency International

It's make or break time for the European Commission's advisory groups, known formally as Expert Groups. Vice President Frans Timmerman plans to bring out new horizontal rules to make the groups more balanced and more accountable, but will he listen to the concerns of the public?

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PDF icon follow_up_letter_to_timmermans_on_expert_groups_final.pdf
Document types: 
open letters
Campaign: 
Balanced expert groups
 

Give the Commission your views on EU lobbying!

Publication date: 
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The European Commission is consulting on lobby transparency until 31 May 2016. Make sure you tell them what you think; this ALTER-EU template provides some food for thought.

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PDF icon ALTER-EU EUTR TEMPLATE FINAL.pdf
File ALTER-EU EUTR TEMPLATE FINAL.odt
PDF icon ALTER-EU's own consultation response.pdf
Document types: 
position papers
Campaign: 
Full lobby transparency now!
 

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