Today ALTER-EU Steering Committee members Corporate Europe Observatory, Greenpeace EU Unit, Friends of the Earth Europe, Lobbycontrol and Spinwatch published a press release in response to the ruling of the European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly regarding revolving door cases at the European Commission.
ALTER-EU welcomes Jean-Claude Juncker's commitment to a mandatory lobby register and to provide proactive transparency about EU decision-making, a promise made during his confirmation hearing as Commission President in the European parliament this morning.
As Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) prepare to quiz the president-elect of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday 15 July, ALTER-EU is calling upon them to ensure that improvements in the areas of ethics, conflicts of interest and lobby transparency are placed high on the agenda of the new Commission.
