The EU anti-fraud commissioner Siim Kallas's Transparency Initiative, which aims to enforce tighter regulations on Brussels lobbying practices, has made lobbyists sit up and take notice.
A spokesperson said the initiative has triggered many reactions.
Feedback from MEPs, lobby associations and non-governmental organisations have been "mostly positive", said the commissioner's spokeswoman Valérie Rampi.
"We are still in the phase when we welcome the reactions and analyse them...
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