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Jun. 08, 2005

Transparency Initiative of EU Commission

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

May. 03, 2006

European coalition challenges EU lobby rules

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

May. 04, 2006

EPSU supports transparency campaign

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

Mar. 26, 2007

Coalition: Commission Transparency Initiative is too timid

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

Aug. 22, 2007

"Lobbying the EU by Committee" - new CEO briefing

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

Apr. 18, 2008

Study reveals: Corporate interests dominate EU policymaking expert groups

(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

May. 09, 2008

Conservatives protect corporate interests

(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

Jun. 03, 2008

US Public Citizen comments on EU Transparency Initiative

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

Jun. 04, 2008

Alter-EU Coalition appeals to Barroso to ensure Transparency

(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

Aug. 14, 2008

A new report details how some MEPs are close to business

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

Jan. 07, 2009

New report details lobby activities of water giant and underlines needs for transparency

(7 January 2009) A report was published by Corporate Europe Observatory on the Veolia Environment EU lobbying activities in the water sector, "Turning on the taps in Brussels", 17 December

Oct. 27, 2009

Update on Alter-EU coalition

(27 October 2009) EPSU signed the [founding statement of the ALTER-EU coalition in 2005-> http://www.alter-eu.org/sites/www.alter-eu.org/files/publications/Statement_English.pdf], together with over 160 other public interest groups, academics and trade unions from across Europe

Mar. 25, 2010

Europe's 2020 strategy: Big Business as usual

(25 March 2010) Corporate Observatory Europe published a new report on the EU 2020 strategy. It compares the views of European Round Table of Industrialists and finds that on key

Apr. 15, 2010

Wake up Brussels – How a million signatures can change Europe

(15 April 2010) The European party of socialists and democrats organized a public hearing to discuss with MEPs and civil society the proposal of the European Commission on the European

Aug. 16, 2010

New Survey details influence of Big Pharma on patient and consumer organizations

(16 August) An independent NGO Health Action International (HAI) Europe published research based on a survey on levels of financial disclosure and transparency among patient and consumer organisations at the