The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) is a coalition of about 200 civil society groups, trade unions, academics and public affairs firms concerned with the increasing influence exerted by corporate lobbyists on the political agenda in Europe, the resulting loss of democracy in EU decision-making and the postponement, weakening, or blockage even, of urgently needed progress on social, environmental and consumer-protection reforms.

We Need to Talk About Expert Groups...

Publication date: 
Monday, March 25, 2013
Author: 
Pascoe Sabido, ALTER-EU expert group campaigner

For the second time in two months, the meeting between MEPs and the European Commission to discuss how to tackle industry dominance within the Commission's 'expert groups' has been cancelled.

Download full document as pdf: 
ALTER-EU comment on Feb.pdf
COMMISSION_STATE OF PLAY _ FEBRUARY 2013 _ FINAL.pdf
EG State of Play_March_Revised (1).pdf
Document types: 
briefings & info sheets
Campaign: 
Balanced expert groups
 

Lobby register review: it's now or never for mandatory transparency

Publication date: 
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Press release issued by: 
The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU)

The review of the Commission and Parliament's Joint Transparency Register) – foreseen to take place two years after its launch – is already underway. ALTER-EU believes this is an unmissable opportunity to make the voluntary lobby register mandatory.

Campaign: 
Greater lobbying transparency
 

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

Publication date: 
Thursday, 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.

Campaign: 
Block the revolving door
 

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

Publication date: 
Monday, 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.

Campaign: 
Balanced expert groups
 

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

Publication date: 
Wednesday, 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.

Download full document as pdf: 
letter to CoP re Dalligate.pdf
Document types: 
open letters
Campaign: 
Greater lobbying transparency
 

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

Publication date: 
Thursday, 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.

Download full document as pdf: 
Letter to President Barroso on WHO FCTC 5.3 (2).pdf
RE Alter-EU.pdf
Document types: 
open letters
Campaign: 
Greater lobbying transparency
 

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