ALTER-EU The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation

Founded six years ago, ALTER-EU is still a young and informal coalition. ALTER-EU activities are mostly financed by the groups represented in the Steering Committee. Since November 2010 ALTER-EU has a coordinator and a working space in Mundo-B, the Brussels Sustainable House; salary and office expenses, as well as some organisational costs, are financed by a grant of 48.000 Euro of the Isvara Foundation.

ALTER-EU is strongly in favour of and committed to financial transparency around lobbying and member groups are expected to disclose such information.

Examples of the ’unilateral transparency’ practiced by ALTER-EU groups are available on the websites of

• Corporate Europe Observatory,
• Friends of the Earth Europe,
• LobbyControl,
• Greenpeace European Unit and
• Spinwatch.