EU breakthrough on lobby register

EurActiv reported in September 2010 that the Council of the European Union will 'review' plans to draw up a common lobby register for all three European institutions. In the past the Council has refused to join the European Parliament and the European Commission in a plan to create a common Register.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Is Brussels in the clutches of lobbies? http://www.europeansources.info/record/is-brussels-in-the-clutches-of-lobbies/

ESO: Background information: Lobbyists escape mandatory EU register http://www.europeansources.info/record/lobbyists-escape-mandatory-eu-register/

European Commission: European Transparency Initiative http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/eti/index_en.htm

EurActiv, 11.5.11: New EU lobby register to go online in June http://www.euractiv.com/pa/new-eu-lobby-register-go-online-news-504751

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