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Lessons from a #Lobbycracy: Transformation for Transparency and Rules for Revolving Door

Publication date: 
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Author: 
The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (Arbeiterkammer) and the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB)

With regulatory review processes underway, both lobbying transparency and the revolving door between public officials and private sector lobbyists in Brussels are hot topics. Come and discuss the lessons from a #lobbycracy with us!

Download full document as pdf: 
ALTER-EU_Public debate_Lessons from a Lobbycracy_11April.pdf
Document types: 
correspondence
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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.

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Collusions en chain a Bruxelles

Publication date: 
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Author: 
Jerome Canard
Media title: 
Le Canard Enchaine
Teaser: 
Link to original article: 
Snapshot original article (pdf): 
Collusions en chain a Bruxelles.pdf
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Commission's refusal to address Revolving Door problem triggers Ombudsman complaint of ALTER-EU groups

Publication date: 
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Author: 
Rachel Tansey (Corporate Europe Observatory)

Corporate Europe Observatory, alongside Greenpeace, Lobbycontrol and Spinwatch, have submitted a complaint about the Commission's repeated refusal to take the revolving door problem seriously. The 'revolving door' describes the movement of staff from public sector positions to lobby jobs in the private sector, or vice versa.

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OmbudsmanComplaint_Commission_RevolvingDoors.pdf
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Multi-million-euro market for inside EU knowledge

Publication date: 
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Author: 
Andrew Rettman
Media title: 
EU Observer
Teaser: 

Lobbyists resent the idea that their profession is somehow shady or harms public interests. [..] But morality has its limits.

Link to original article: 
http://euobserver.com/secret-ue/117734
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