Thousands sign petition demanding more transparency on ex-commissioners

Publication date:

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Author:

Martin Banks

Media title:

TheParliament.com

More than 50,000 people have signed an online petition urging the commission to close the "revolving doors" for ex-commissioners who move on to lucrative private sector lobby jobs after they step down.

Excerpt:

"50.163 signatories demand new lobby code now", it read on the petition card that ALTER-EU's Paul De Clerck handed over to Commissioner Šefčovič. This citizen's initiative came about within a week, an indicator how strong a lot of people feel about the lack of transparancy and proper ethic guidelines in the EU.

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http://www.theparliament.com/latest-news/article/newsarticle/thousands-sign-petition-demanding-more-transparency-on-ex-commissioners/