Transparency & Corruption

9th EPSU Congress, 20 - 23 May 2014 - Toulouse - Day 3(Thursday, May 22, 2014) Another afternoon, another fascinating interview with a participant at the congress. We spoke to Olivier Hoedeman of Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), an organisation with which EPSU has collaborated on various issues

(23 March 2015) The Barosso European Commission known for its adament Pro-Business positions issued a [Draft Directive->http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52013PC0813&from=FR] to protect business secrets end November 2013. Ever since the Directive was issued it has been the

30-31 October 2012 Four Points by Sheraton Panorama Hotel, Trg Krešimira Ćosića 9 10000 Zagreb, Croatia tel.: +385 1 3658 333, fax: +385 1 3092 657 European Federation of Public Service Unions and Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung kindly invite you to attend {{the EPSU/FES Seminar on Fighting Corruption in

On 22 and 23 November 2011, EPSU affiliates from Western Balkan (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) and Norway, met in Belgrade, Serbia, to discuss corruption in public services, notably public administration, judiciary and health sectors. This was the first

(3 March 2014) The Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU) was held on 27 February. The meeting started with a minute of silence in commemoration of those who died during the conflict escalation in the Ukraine. It discussed further the current situation in the Ukraine and

Mr Kallas, the Commissioner for administration, audit and anti-fraud, announced a Commission initiative to bring more transparency in the European political decision-making process on 3 March 2005. The focus is to: ‘Increase financial accountability' and to ‘Strengthen personal integrity and

The European Commission has published a Green Paper on a European Transparency Initiative. This paper argues for a voluntary registration system of lobbyists. It fails to address issues of disclosure so professional lobbyists make known for whom they work. The Green paper has been criticised by

The European Commission is consulting on its initiative to make lobby organisations more transparent. According to EPSU, and the large coalition of unions and NGOs this does not go far enough. More is needed. EPSU has sent a letter to the European Commissioner. For more read our letter: Letter to

The Alter-EU coalition of which EPSU signed the founding declaration has criticised the Commission's proposal for a voluntary lobby register to ensure transparency as a step which does not go far enough to make European policy making more transparent. Financial disclosure is important to find out

New briefing shows how corporations use Commission expert groups Corporate Observatory Europe, like EPSU a member of Alter-EU coalition that argues for more transperency of lobbyists, has produced a new briefing on the many committees that exist in the EU and whose expenses are very often paid by

{(18 April 2008)} EPSU is part of the Alter-Eu coalition that advocates more transparency of EU policy making. The importance of transparency was revealed poignantly by a report of the coalition on the European Commission's Expert Groups. These groups play an influential role in shaping policies at

{(9 May 2008, Brussels)} The European Parliament adpoted a report on a framework for activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions. This has been welcomed by Alter-EU the alliance of European groups and including EPSU that has sought a mandatory register, funders and financial disclosure. However

The EU is considering establishing a register for corporate lobbyists. As it is turning out, it becomes more a register of NGOs. Public Citizen, a powerful US consumer advocacy group, has written to the European Commission on how its standards fail to compare with more strict ones in the US, and why

{(Brussels, 4 June 2008)} The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regu­lation in the EU (ALTER-EU) has today written to Commission President Barroso urging him to intervene and ensure that the Commission's new register for lobbyists will deliver transparency. The appeal by the transparency

The UK organisation SpinWatch has detailed how MEPs are linked to business interests while also being responsible for subjects in which these companies have an interest. Most of them turn out to be conservative and liberal politicians who act as lobbyists for business in the EP. Some well known MEPs