A key European Commission transparency text that may one day lift the lid on Brussels' lobbying and farm aid has been delayed due to "minor details".
Administration commissioner Siim Kallas' new transparency plan was up for adoption by the commission Tuesday (25 October), but was bumped off the agenda at the last minute by president Jose Manuel Barroso's cabinet, a source confirmed.
Based on Mr Kallas' speech to a think-tank last week, the draft text proposes member states should ...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.