Member states have agreed to join an EU lobbyist register, but only for top-tier officials.
The "mandatory" register is to cover a broad range of "interest representatives", including lobby firms, law firms, and NGOs in the EU capital, according to terms agreed by member states' ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday (6 December).
They will have to publish details of clients and fees in return for access to "senior staff" in the EU Council, where member states meet, in the European...
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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.