Parliament could bar unregistered lobbyists

Politico discusses a draft report 'Transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions' being brought to the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs by Greens MEP and rapporteur Sven Giegold in November 2015.

See also the related url hyperlink 'Juncker’s year of living transparently', which comprises a joint Politico / EU Integrity Earth evaluation of the first year of new transparency and lobbying rules introduced on the 1 December 2014 by the Juncker Commission.

In April 2016 Sven Giegold suggested that MEPs were trying to dilute his proposals.

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ESO: Background information: European institutions split over lobbying black list http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-institutions-split-over-lobbying-black-list/

Politico, 27.11.15: Juncker’s year of living transparently http://www.politico.eu/article/juncker-living-transparently-european-commission-lobbying/

ESO: Background information: EU commission promises transparency on lobbyists and US trade talks http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-commission-promises-transparency-on-lobbyists-and-us-trade-talks/

ESO: Background information: Ombudsman: European Commission not transparent enough about tobacco lobbying http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-ombudsman-european-commission-not-transparent-enough-about-tobacco-lobbying/

ESO: Background information: Transparency: Now you see it… http://www.europeansources.info/record/transparency-now-you-see-it/

EUROPA: Transparency Register http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/homePage.do?redir=false&locale=en

Politico, 19.04.16: MEPs try to dilute new lobbying rules http://www.politico.eu/article/meps-try-to-dilute-new-lobbying-rules/

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