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Civil society calls upon Commissioner Šefčovič for higher levels of transparency, fairness and accountability among the Commission's expert groups

Publication date: 
Monday, May 6, 2013
Author: 
Monique Goyens, (Director General, BEUC), Angelo Caserta (Regional Director, Stichting, BirdLife Europe), Pascoe Sabido (Researcher and Campaigner, Corporate Europe Observatory), Guillame Prache (Director, EuroFinuse), Monica Kosinska (Director, European Public Health Alliance), Magda Stoczkiewicz, (Director, Friends of the Earth Europe), Jos Dings (Director, Transport and Environment), Jana Mittermaier (Director, Transparency International EU Office)

Since the launching of the informal dialogue between the Commission and the Parliament in September, many civil society groups have felt excluded from the process undertaken by the Commission to reform its expert groups. They therefore call on Commissioner Šefčovič for higher levels of transparency, fairness and accountability.

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CSO letter to Šefčovič on Expert Groups.pdf
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open letters
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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.

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ALTER-EU comment on Feb.pdf
COMMISSION_STATE OF PLAY _ FEBRUARY 2013 _ FINAL.pdf
EG State of Play_March_Revised (1).pdf
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briefings & info sheets
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Balanced expert groups
 

ALTER-EU Response to the Commission’s February 2013 State of Play

Publication date: 
Monday, March 25, 2013
Author: 
ALTER-EU

The public has not been given access to the Commission's State of Play (28/02/2013) in advance of the Informal Dialogue on Expert Groups, despite its clear public interest. However, ALTER-EU would like to comment on the document as it has now been made aware of its existence.

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ALTER-EU comment on Feb StOP_FINAL.pdf
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position papers
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Balanced expert groups
 

INFORMAL DIALOGUE ON EXPERT GROUPS INITIATIVES TAKEN BY COMMISSION SERVICES - State of Play February 2013

Publication date: 
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Author: 
European Commission

This note contains an update to the summary provided by the Commission in September 2012 on steps taken to improve the implementation of the rules on expert groups.

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COMMISSION_STATE OF PLAY _ FEBRUARY 2013 _ FINAL.pdf
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ALTER-EU commentary on progress in reforming Expert Groups in advance of the Informal Dialogue between European Parliamentarians and the European Commission

Publication date: 
Monday, March 11, 2013
Author: 
ALTER-EU

In advance of the next Informal Dialogue on March 13, ALTER-EU would like to comment on the current progress made by the Commission with regards to its commitments, as well as highlight further examples of problematic expert groups and the need for concrete actions on behalf of the Commission.

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EG State of Play_March.pdf
EG State of Play_March_Revised (1).pdf
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position papers
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