EU closer to new rules for resource groups

Tough transparency rules for European natural resources companies moved closer on the 26 October 2012, as EU member states in the Council took a harder line requiring companies to disclose payments made to governments for individual projects.

ESO: Background information: Lobbyists fight to weaken graft rules http://www.europeansources.info/record/lobbyists-fight-to-weaken-graft-rules/

Website: Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) http://eiti.org/

European Commission: DG Development and Cooperation - Europeaid: Development Policies: Intervention areas: Environment: EU-EITI cooperation http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/what/development-policies/intervention-areas/environment/eu-eiti_en.htm

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: Raw materials: International aspects http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/raw-materials/international-aspects/index_en.htm

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