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Briefing on the Code of Conduct for Lobbyists

Publication date: 
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Author: 
ALTER-EU

The Code of Conduct (CoC) for lobbyists, which registrants of the Joint Transparency Register (TR) sign up to, in its current form, is weak and vaguely worded. It also needs to be revised in light of the new CoC for MEPs, which was introduced on January 1st 2012 (the MEP CoC was introduced after the TR came into being (June 2011)). 

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ALTER-EU_Briefing_Lobbyist-Code-of-Conduct _April2013.pdf
Document types: 
briefings & info sheets
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ALTER-EU Briefing on the review process of the Transparency Register

Publication date: 
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Author: 
ALTER-EU

Almost two years after the introduction of the Transparency Register, analysis by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) shows that the register does not live up to its name. What needs to be done?

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ALTER-EU_Briefing_ Transparency-Register-Review _April2013.pdf
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position papers
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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.

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Transparency Register review process letter 7 MEPs to Mr Wieland

Publication date: 
Friday, March 22, 2013
Author: 
Dan Joergensen, Dennis de Jong, Bart Staes, Claude Turmes, Martin Ehrenhauser, Corinne Lepage, Nessa Childers

Open letter to Mr Wieland, Vice President of the European Parliament for transparency.

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Tranparency Register letter to MEP Wieland.pdf
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[UPDATE] Lessons from Dalli scandal: cross-party workshop + background document and summary

Publication date: 
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Lessons from Dalligate workshop
Start date: 
Thu, 2013-02-21 13:30
Location: 
ASP 3F383 European Parliament

The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), with the support of MEP Dr. Inge Gräßle, invites you to a working meeting on: 'the Lessons from Dalligate'

Cross-party workshop to discuss ALTER-EU's proposals for improved rules around lobbying and to see what are the next steps for the European Parliament to develop (a Special Committee, Transparency Register review, other possibilities?).

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Agenda Dalligate EP 21.02.13.pdf
Summary from Lessons from Dalligate workshop 21.02.2013.pdf
ALTER-EU Lessons from Dalligate.pdf
 

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