28-11-2023 10:50
The review of the Transparency Register: shortcomings and ways to improve
Hearings
AFCO
SPINELLI (3G-2) and Webstreaming
The revised mandatory EU Transparency Register is in force since July 2021. It was set up by an interinstitutional agreement by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission. Transparency concerning interest representation ("lobbying") is particularly important in order to allow citizens to follow the activities and be aware of the potential influence of interest representatives.
We invited three speakers with different backgrounds to share their views on the Transparency Register and in lobbying more generally: an academic, an NGO representative and an independent public official.The Register is an important tool to strengthen the integrity, independence and accountability of EU institutions, as well as to maintain the trust of EU citizens in the legitimacy of the political, legislative and administrative processes of the Union. The Register is an important tool to strengthen the integrity, independence and accountability of EU institutions, as well as to maintain the trust of EU citizens in the legitimacy of the political, legislative and administrative processes of the Union.
- Programme (DOCUMENT - 32 KB)
- CV of Professor Korkea-aho (DOCUMENT - 12 KB)
- CV of the Commissioner N. Belanger (DOCUMENT - 12 KB)
- Link to Webstreaming
- CV of Shari Hinds, Policy Officer, EU Political Integrity, Transparency International EU (PDF - 79 KB)
- Lobbying and foreign influence - Think Tank European Parliament
- EU Transparency Register: 2021 interinstitutional agreement - Think Tank European Parliament