EU Ombudsman launches investigation into Commission’s alleged failure to curb conflicts of interest via the revolving door

Publication date: 
jeudi, February 14, 2013
Press release issued by: 
Corporate Europe Observatory, Greenpeace, Lobbycontrol and Spinwatch

The European Ombudsman has launched an investigation into the European Commission's alleged failure to prevent conflicts of interest among staff as a result of the revolving door - where EU staff take up jobs with lobby firms and vice versa.

 

Commission keeps big business in the driving seat: deadline for reform ignored

Publication date: 
lundi, February 4, 2013

The European Commission promised MEPs in September 2012 that it would rebalance its advisory 'expert groups', putting an end to the dominance of big business interests. DG Enterprise even set a date: 31 January 2013. However, ALTER-EU found out the Commission has missed its deadline, and in some cases groups have become even more industry dominated.

 

Open letter to leadership of European Parliament: the European Commission needs stronger ethics and transparency rules around lobbying

Publication date: 
mercredi, January 30, 2013
Author: 
Steering committee ALTER-EU

The Commission has released so little information in the months that have passed since the scandal broke, that it has in effect raised more questions than it has provided answers.

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[UPDATE] Health and transparency NGOs demand Commission implements UN tobacco lobbying rules + answer of European Commission

Publication date: 
jeudi, January 17, 2013
Author: 
Alliance for Lobby Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), Corporate Accountability International, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and Smoke-Free Partnership

Transparency, public health and tobacco control NGOs have today written to EU Commission President Barroso to complain about Commission officials having undisclosed meetings with tobacco lobbyists, in violation of UN rules.

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Transparency campaigners challenge the decision to renew the mandate of the members of the ad hoc ethical committee

Publication date: 
lundi, January 14, 2013
Author: 
Corporate Accountability International, Corporate Europe Observatory (ALTER-EU) and LobbyControl (ALTER-EU)

The European Commission in mid-December decided to renew the mandate of the three members of the ad hoc ethical committee (Michel Petite, Rafael Garcia-Valdecasas and Terry Wynn) for a second three year period. The signatories of this letter would like to ask you to re-consider Mr. Petites’ re-appointment.

CALL FOR STRICTER LOBBY RULES AFTER DALLI SCANDAL

Publication date: 
lundi, November 5, 2012
Author: 
ALTER-EU

Civil society groups have today written to the European Commission President urging him to end the secrecy around the resignation of the former Health and Consumer Commissioner John Dalli. You can do the same, click here.

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