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Lobbying law firms – unfinished business

Publication date:

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Too many law firms in Brussels are absent from the EU lobby transparency register while clearly running EU lobbying services, shows a new analysis by ALTER-EU.

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Email exchanges law firms.pdf

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Will Timmermans really shed light on lobbying in Brussels?

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Monday, April 18, 2016

Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans' launch in March of a consultation to improve the EU lobby register came seven months late. Does it herald a genuine step forward towards improved lobby transparency in Brussels?

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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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ALTER-EU EUTR TEMPLATE FINAL.pdf

ALTER-EU EUTR TEMPLATE FINAL.odt

ALTER-EU's own consultation response.pdf

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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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NationalRepresentationBrussels FINAL.pdf

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ALTER-EU's priority demands for reform of the EU lobby transparency register

Publication date:

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

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ALTER EU Demands on Lobby Register 2016 Feb 2016.pdf

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New lobby register consultation: Will the Commission finally grasp the lobbying bull by the horns?

Publication date:

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Press release issued by:

The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU)

As the European Commission launches its public consultation on the future EU lobby transparency regime, the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) makes the following immediate reaction.

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ALTER-EU response to Sven Giegold’s report on transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

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ALTER-EU response to Sven Giegold Transparency Report December 2015.pdf

ALTER-EU response to Sven Giegold’s report - priority issues - February 2016.pdf

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DG FISMA's lobby meetings: corporate bias and access for unregistered lobbyists

DG FISMA's lobby meetings

Publication date:

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Research by ALTER-EU member groups Corporate Europe Observatory, Access Info Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe shows that well over 90 per cent of meetings between DG FISMA (the Commission's department for financial regulation) officials not covered by transparency rules and lobbyists are with the corporate sector.

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Dieselgate exposes flaws in EU law-making

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Publication date:

Thursday, November 12, 2015

The recent VW scandal makes it very clear that we need a fundamental re-think about the way in which European institutions, especially the Commission, engage with the car industry and corporate lobby interests.

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Is the Commission reporting on all lobby meetings held by high level officials?

Publication date:

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Author:

ALTER-EU Steering Committee

Is the Commission publishing all lobby meetings held by high level officials? ALTER-EU writes to Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans to find out.

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ALTER-EU letter Timmermans 04 Nov 2015.pdf

reply to ALTER-EU letter Timmermans 04 Nov 2015.pdf

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Full lobby transparency now!

Lobbying law firms – unfinished business

Will Timmermans really shed light on lobbying in Brussels?

Give the Commission your views on EU lobbying!

National representations in Brussels: open for corporate lobbyists

ALTER-EU's priority demands for reform of the EU lobby transparency register

New lobby register consultation: Will the Commission finally grasp the lobbying bull by the horns?

ALTER-EU response to Sven Giegold’s report on transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions

DG FISMA's lobby meetings: corporate bias and access for unregistered lobbyists

Dieselgate exposes flaws in EU law-making

Is the Commission reporting on all lobby meetings held by high level officials?

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