After an intense battle with lobbyists, the European Commission introduced a voluntary register in 2008. Strike one.
In 2011 this register merged with the European Parliament's register into the joint Transparency Register, still voluntary. Strike two.
At the moment this register is being reviewed.
After months of uncertainty, administrative affairs commissioner Marios Sefcovic last week sketched out the next steps at the general assembly of the European Public Affairs Co...
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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.