Transparency: Now you see it…

Following the presentation of the European Commission;s State of the Union 2015 speech on the 9 September 2015 by the European Commission President, the authors suggest that Jean-Claude Juncker isn’t talking much about mandatory lobbying disclosure these days, despite this being presented as a priority in 2014.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Commission and Parliament Implement New Rules on Transparency Register http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-and-parliament-implement-new-rules-on-transparency-register/

ESO: Background information: New measures to encourage lobbyists to sign the EU Transparency Register http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-measures-to-encourage-lobbyists-to-sign-the-eu-transparency-register/

ESO: Background information: Is Brussels the new Washington, D.C.? Lobbying transparency in the EU - European Ombudsman Opening Address http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-is-brussels-the-new-washington-d-c-lobbying-transparency-in-the-eu-european-ombudsman-opening-address/

Politico, 19.10.15: Lobbyists target ‘black sheep’ lawyers http://www.politico.eu/article/lobbyists-target-black-sheep-lawyers/

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