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"The European Commission is betraying the public's trust" (Photo: CE)

Lobbyist transparency cannot be optional

The European Commission finally will unveil its lobbyist registry today (23 June), implementing part of the long-debated European Transparency Initiative (ETI) championed by Vice President Siim Kallas. Its stated objective: "to increase the transparency with which the EU handles the responsibilities and funds entrusted to it by the European citizen."

Despite a great deal of optimism originally offered by Kallas' sincere commitment for meaningful transparency of information about those w...

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"The European Commission is betraying the public's trust" (Photo: CE)

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