Statements
- Founding Statement
Here you can read the mission statement and the demands of the ALTER-EU coalition.
Brochures and leaflets
- Brochure
About ALTER EU, its background and why we need lobby transparency.
Submissions
- ALTER-EU critique of conflicts of interest study
Critique of the Commission's study on the issue of "conflict of interests"
- Submission to the consultation on the Code of Conduct
- Submission to the consulation on benchmarks for lobbying register
- Submission to the consultation on the ETI Green Paper
ALTER EU's submission about the European Transparency Initiative's green paper. Separated into two chapters.
Open Letters
- Open Letter to Commissioner Piebalgs
Open letter to Commissioner Piebalgs concerning the Expert Groups on energy formed by DG Energy and Transport.
- Open Letter to Commissioner Vassiliou
Open Letter to Commissioner Vassiliou concerning the Expert Groups formed by DG Health and Consumers in the policy fields of public health and food safety.
- Open Letter to Commissioner Verheugen
Open letter to Commissioner Verheugen concerning the Expert Groups formed by DG Enterprise.
- Open Letter to Commissioner Dimas
Open letter concerning the Expert Groups formed by DG Environment.
- Open Letter to Commissioner Potočnik
Open letter concerning the Expert Groups formed by DG Research and the Joint Research Center.
- Open Letter to President Barroso and Vice-President Kallas
Open letter to Commission President Barroso and Vice-President Kallas, asking for clarification about the continued secrecy around the membership of Commission 'Expert Groups' and priviliged access for business.
This letter follows up on ALTER-EU's previous work on expert groups. See: Commission's expert groups dominated by industry, ALTER-EU media release, 25 March 2008.
- Open letter to President Barroso on the Commission’s new register for lobbyists
Open letter to Commission President José Manuel Barroso
- Letter to MEPs in view of Plenary vote on the Stubb draft report
A call to, and analysis for, all MEPs to strengthen the draft report on lobbying regulation in view of the Plenary vote of May 8th.
- Letter to Commission President Barroso on the lobbying register
In this open letter, ALTER-EU asks Commission President Barroso to ensure that both the names of lobbyists and financial disclosure are included in the Commission's lobby register
Reports & Studies
The ALTER-EU report "Secrecy and corporate dominance - a study on the composition and transparency of European Commission Expert Groups" reveals that industry controls a number of the Commission’s most controversial Expert Groups, including advisory groups on issues such as “biotechnology”, “clean coal” and “car emissions”.
