Former EU officials and an MEP land ‘revolving door’ jobs

According to EUObserver on the 30 June 2014, a handful of former EU officials and an outgoing top MEP had landed jobs in industry sectors that they had legislated on.

The cases highlighted what pro-transparency experts describe as a 'revolving door' where policy-makers are hired to work for private companies with a vested interest in EU-level legislation.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: New EU staff rules stricter on revolving-door policy http://www.europeansources.info/record/new-eu-staff-rules-stricter-on-revolving-door-policy/

Corporate Europe Observatory: The Power of Lobbies: Revolving doors http://corporateeurope.org/power-lobbies/revolving-doors

Corporate Europe Observatory: Revolving Door Watch http://corporateeurope.org/revolvingdoorwatch

Alter-EU: Block the revolving door http://www.alter-eu.org/revolving-doors/block-the-revolving-door

EUObserver, 19.03.14: European political parties to get legal status, must abide by EU values http://euobserver.com/news/123527

Policy Review.eu, January 2014: Conflict of interest: EU still not tackling the revolving door of commissioners into private sector http://www.policyreview.eu/conflict-of-interest-eu-still-not-tackling-the-revolving-door-of-officials/

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