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La Commission européenne mal à l’aise avec le pantouflage

Publication date: 
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Author: 
Jean-Bernard Gallois
Media title: 
Acteurs Publics
Teaser: 

Le passage croissant d’ex-“eurocrates” au privé constitue un risque de conflits d’intérêts. L’association Alter EU accuse la Commission européenne de laxisme sur les contrôles et de manque de transparence.

Link to original article: 
http://www.acteurspublics.com/article/27-01-12/la-commission-europeenne-mal-a-l-aise-avec-le-pantouflage

L'Europe mine son idéal avec les lobbies

Publication date: 
Friday, January 20, 2012
Author: 
David Broman
Media title: 
Le Jeudi
Teaser: 

"Si l'Europe n'arrive pas à être à la hauteur de son idéal, c'est aussi à cause de ses relations avec les lobbies."

A champion of transparency?

Publication date: 
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Author: 
Koen Roovers
Media title: 
European Voice
Teaser: 

The next president of the Parliament must make sure the new code of conduct is fully implemented.

Link to original article: 
http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/a-champion-of-transparency-/73177.aspx

Is the European Union damaging to democratic rights?

Publication date: 
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Author: 
John Hilary (executive director of War on Want, an international anti-poverty charity and supporter of ALTER-EU)
Media title: 
New Internationalist
Teaser: 

 

"It would be great [..] if the EU acted as a force of resistance to corporate power in the global economy. Yet the reality is that the institutions of the EU have consistently sided with capital at the expense of workers’ rights, environmental standards and social cohesion."

 

Link to original article: 
http://www.newint.org/sections/argument/2012/01/01/european-union-eu-democratic-deficit/

Controlling the revolving door would restore trust

Publication date: 
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Author: 
ALTER-EU steering committee
Media title: 
European Voice
Teaser: 

Too many lobbyists have a background at the EU institutions.

Link to original article: 
http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/controlling-the-revolving-door-would-restore-trust/72973.aspx