position papers

ALTER-EU contribution to the Ombudsman's public consultation on public service principles for EU civil servants

Publication date:

Vendredi, Mai 13, 2011

Auteur:

ALTER-EU

ALTER-EU welcomes the initiative to draft a statement of public service principles for EU civil servants. We agree that such a set of principles could help “promote good administration and make maladministration less likely to occur.”

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alter-eu_submission_on_public_service_principles_to_ombudsman_may_2011.pdf

ALTER-EU assessment of European Parliament – Commission agreement on a common “Transparency Register”

Publication date:

Vendredi, Février 11, 2011

Six years after the launch of the European Transparency Initiative, there’s still a long way to go to reach the goal of transparency around the role of lobbying in EU decision-making.

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alter-eu_position_on_joint_ep-ec_register.pdf

New Rules on expert groups fail to prevent capture by business lobbies - setback for transparency

Publication date:

Lundi, Janvier 10, 2011

In November, the College of Commissioners quietly adopted the long-awaited revision of the ‘Horizontal Rules on Expert Groups’. The new rules do not include any safeguards against corporate capture of expert groups, whereas more than 100 of the existing groups are dominated by big business. They also limit the scope for transparency.

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alter-eu.statement.expertgroups.pdf

ALTER-EU recommendations for the revision of the Code of Conduct for Commissioners

Publication date:

Mercredi, Octobre 20, 2010

ALTER-EU recommendations for the revision of the Code of Conduct for Commissioners. Preventing post public-employment conflicts of interest (“the revolving door”).

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alter-eu_recommendations_for_review_code_of_conduct_commissioners.pdf