In 2015, the European Parliament embraced guidelines needing MEPs who chair committees to release their meetings with signed up lobbyists. However previously today, the NGO Openness International revealed six out of the 22 chairs have actually up until now stopped working to do so given that July 2019. EUobserver has actually connected to all 6, […]

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Among Europe’s top business lobbyists has actually advance to safeguard an alleged bully who is dealing with possible criminal charges in Belgium. The letter, seen by this website, mentions “presumption of innocence” and “rule of law” in its defence of Jacek Krawczyk, who is set to be the next president of the European Economic and […]

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Upgraded EU openness guidelines set for completion of this year suggests lobbyists will have to state much more precise – and hence most likely bigger – figures on what they invest to impact EU decision- making. The figures currently pointed out in the EU’s joint openness register are extensively thought of being under-reported. The register […]

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