EU lobbying under spotlight
Almost 15,000 lobbyists in Brussels may face new working practices after the Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee backed a report which calls on them to disclose their fees and have their names on a mandatory public list. The author of the report - Finnish MEP Alexander Stubb (EPP-ED) - praised lobbyists saying "policy making would be very poor without their contribution". The full parliament will vote on the report on 8 May. This focus looks at the issues raised by the Stubb report.
Internet: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/focus_page/008-264...
Posted on: 19.04.2008