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Transparency campaigners challenge the decision to renew the mandate of the members of the ad hoc ethical committee

Publication date: 
Monday, January 14, 2013
Author: 
Corporate Accountability International, Corporate Europe Observatory (ALTER-EU) and LobbyControl (ALTER-EU)

The European Commission in mid-December decided to renew the mandate of the three members of the ad hoc ethical committee (Michel Petite, Rafael Garcia-Valdecasas and Terry Wynn) for a second three year period. The signatories of this letter would like to ask you to re-consider Mr. Petites’ re-appointment.

Scandal around John Dalli's resignation highlights Commission's urgent need for greater transparency and stronger ethics rules

Publication date: 
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Author: 
ALTER-EU

The ALTER-EU coalition has for several years campaigned to convince the Commission that the current rules are inadequate, but most of our demands have, until now, been ignored. We urge the Commission to use this opportunity to get its house in order.

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European Commission answers to ALTER-EU letter on new code of conduct for EU Commissioners

Publication date: 
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Commission replies to earlier ALTER-EU letter expressing concerns about the shortcomings of the new code of conduct for EU Commissioners.

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ALTER-EU contribution to the Ombudsman's public consultation on public service principles for EU civil servants

Publication date: 
Friday, May 13, 2011
Author: 
ALTER-EU

ALTER-EU welcomes the initiative to draft a statement of public service principles for EU civil servants. We agree that such a set of principles could help “promote good administration and make maladministration less likely to occur.”

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Letter to European Commission president Barroso on code of conduct for commissioners and the upcoming decision on the Ethical Committee

Publication date: 
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Author: 
ALTER-EU

Instead of introducing a clear cooling-off period of several years, the Commission decided on a notification period of only 18 months [...]. The new Code mentions a ban on lobbying [...], but unfortunately this appears to be insufficient to avoid conflicts of interest. The Code only covers issues falling within the ex-Commissioner's own portfolio.

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ALTER-EU open letter to Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič regarding former Commissioner Verheugen’s potential conflict of interest

Publication date: 
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Author: 
Paul de Clerck

Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration European Commission

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