Council ‘ready’ to join EU transparency register

The European Parliament and the European Commission launched their joint 'transparency register' for lobbyists and other interest groups on the 23 June 2011. This new register, which merges the two institutions' existing ones, will mean that lobbyists need register only once. It will also provide a 'one-stop shop' for citizens seeking information on lobbyists.

The Council of the European Union said it had received the invitation of the European Parliament and the Commission to join the Register. The Council was ready to consider having a role in the Register and looked forward to discuss the possible modalities with the two other institutions.

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EUROPA: Transparency Register http://europa.eu/transparency-register/

Alter-EU: Press Release, 23.6.11: ALTER-EU reaction to the newly launched joint lobby register: “Transparency Register” does not yet live up to its name http://www.alter-eu.org/press-releases/2011/06/23/%E2%80%9Ctransparency-register%E2%80%9D-does-not-yet-live-up-to-its-name

Council of the European Union: Press Release: PRES/11/196: Council statement on the Transparency Register http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/genaff/122990.pdf

European Parliament: Press Release, 23.6.11: Parliament and Commission to launch new register for lobbyists http://www.europarl.europa.eu/en/pressroom/content/20110622IPR22295/html/Parliament-and-Commission-to-launch-new-register-for-lobbyists

European Commission: Press Release: IP/11/773: Commission and European Parliament launch Joint Transparency Register to shed light on all those seeking to influence European policy http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/773&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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