NGOs worried about implementation of the common transparency register
ALTER-EU and a broad coalition of NGOs have shared their concerns about the implementation of the new transparency register of all three institutuions with Commissioner Jourova - and discussed them with her cabinet. Reporting requirements differ a lot depending on what kind of organisation is registering and lobbying expenses are now less transparent than before. Civil society will have to pt pressure on the Commission for quick changes. 
Fossil Free Politics: Reject partnerships with the fossil fuel industry
To avert climate breakdown, the vast majority of the fossil fuel industry’s gas, oil, and coal reserves need to stay in the ground.
Fossil Free Politics: End preferential treatment of the fossil fuel industry
To avert climate breakdown, the vast majority of the fossil fuel industry’s gas, oil, and coal reserves need to stay in the ground.

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ALTER-EU recommendations for Transparency Register review: Lobby disclosure requirements
As members of the European Parliament have started their work on the review of the Transparency Register, ALTER-EU has sent detailed recommendations from our June 2013 report “Rescue the Register! How to make EU lobby transparency credible and reliable“, including on the question which data lobbyists should provide.
2013/08/26
Ombudsman recommends Commission does more to tackle dominance of business interests within its expert groups
The European Ombudsman today produced recommendations for the European Commission on how to tackle the dominance of business interests within its expert groups, following a three year investigation.  
2013/06/27
Rescue the Register! How to make EU lobby transparency credible and reliable
The European Union is reviewing its Transparency Register, and considering how best to secure lobbying transparency at EU level. All the signs emerging from the Commission are that they would prefer to retain their voluntary and 'light touch' approach to lobbying regulation. This reports proofs why this is unsustainable.
2013/06/20
New report shows urgent need to rescue EU's ineffective lobby register
A few days before the second birth day of the European Commission and European Parliament's joint lobby register, our new report shows that the voluntary register is still failing to get a sufficient share of lobbyists to register. Moreover, the register remains packed with unreliable and incomplete data.
2013/06/20
EU Treaties provide legal base for mandatory lobby register
Over the next months, the European Commission and Parliament will review their voluntary joint Transparency Register that entered into force June 2011. The register continues to have a large number of shortcomings, due to its voluntary nature. According to Professor Markus Krajewski the new EU Treaties provide a legal base for a mandatory lobby register.
2013/06/18

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