Recent ALTER-EU publications and correspondence

E.g., 2019-06-25

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!
 

National representations in Brussels: open for corporate lobbyists

Publication date: 
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Corporate lobbyists enjoy widespread access to member state representations according to the first ever study on lobbying activities at national government offices in Brussels.

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PDF icon NationalRepresentationBrussels FINAL.pdf
Document types: 
reports & studies
Campaign: 
Full lobby transparency now!
 

Public interest groups demand consultation on weak new rules for EU advisory groups

Publication date: 
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

A coalition of civil society groups working on lobbying transparency and ethics regulations have called on European Commission Vice President, Frans Timmermans, to wait until the European Parliament and the public have had a chance to comment before introducing new rules on advisory groups, formally known as Expert Groups.

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PDF icon open_letter_to_commission_on_expert_groups_-_final.pdf
Document types: 
open letters
Campaign: 
Balanced expert groups
 

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