All member states should fully disclose who gets what from the EU budget and all Brussels lobbyists should sign up to a voluntary register and code of conduct, the European Commission proposed in a new discussion paper on Wednesday (3 May).
The "European Transparency Initiative" is part of Brussels' drive to boost public sympathy after the 2005 EU constitution failure and to prevent a US-type Abramoff lobbying scandal.
The budget proposals in the initiative could see a legal amen...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.