We asked the candidates for the EU’s top job how they would fight the corporate capture of our democracy. How do they score?
In Brussels, the political heart of the European Union, extreme corporate influence often distorts the political process, either blocking progress where it is sorely needed or leading to policies t
Mandatory EU lobby transparency sunken by EU Institutions
ALTER-EU's reacts to the collapse of negotiations to deliver mandatory EU lobby transparency.
'Hide-and-seek' must end - parliament should be transparent on lobbying
Update: In December the European Parliament's constitutional affairs committee approved the rules with a majority of 11-10

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Commission review of lobby register brings minor improvements but fails to fix fundamental flaws
The changes to the lobby register announced by Commission will fix some of the weaknesses in the initial design of the register, but fundamental flaws remain. This means that EU citizens are largely left in the dark about the activities of the more than 15,000 Brussels lobbyists, according to the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation.
2009/10/28
Study on regulating EU conflicts of interest flawed, says ALTER-EU
ALTER-EU’s critical assessment of a flawed study on regulating EU conflicts of interest.
2008/03/04
Benchmarks for the EU lobbying transparency register
ALTER-EU recommendations and benchmarks for a meaningful EU lobbying transparency register.
2008/02/04
Secrecy and corporate dominance: a study on the composition and transparency of European Commission expert groups
Many European Commission expert groups dominated by industry, says report.
2008/03/25
Preventing conflicts of interest of EU Commissioners (review of the code of conduct for Commissioners)
ALTER-EU asks Barroso to address conflicts of interest in revision code of conduct for EU Commissioners
2009/11/24

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