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[Reports] Lobbying Transparency in the European Union
According to its website , the Commission recognizes that lobbying is a legitimate, even essential part of democratic decision making, whether it is carried out by public affairs consultancies, private companies, NGOs, law firms, think tanks or trade...
[News] President Obama defends new consumer agency
Washington Post has an article today on President Obama scolding business groups that have fought his plan to create a new federal agency (Consumer Financial Protection Agency) to oversee mortgages, credit cards and other consumer financial products,...
Draft Council conclusions on Better Regulation in the EU
On October 6, 2009, the Council of the European Union publicized its draft conclusions on Better Regulation for the 3-4 December 2009 Competitiveness Council. The text of these conclusions is available here . In its draft conclusions, the Council acknowledges...
[Reports] Presentation of the European Ombudsman's Annual Report for the year 2008 to the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament
On September 14, 2009, the European Ombudsman appeared before the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament to present the Annual Report for the year 2008. The presentation is available here . According to the presentation, the Ombudsman closed...
[Reports] Commission Report on the application and effectiveness of the Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment
On September 14, 2009, the European Commission issued a Report to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application and effectiveness of the directive on strategic environmental...