Publication - June 4, 2009
This report is part of our ongoing research into the European
Commission lobby register. It builds on ALTER EU's preliminary
analysis of the European Commission lobbyists register, which
we published in January 2009. We concluded our research for
this report on 25 May 2009.
Author: ALTER-EU
Executive summary: In this report, we have analysed compliance with the current register, as well as the quality of the information provided by registrants. Our research clearly shows that the voluntary approach is failing to secure adequate coverage. While the number of registrations has increased over the past 12 months, the overall compliance rate for Brussels-based lobby groups is far too low, at less than 23%, and some categories of interest representatives are boycotting the register altogether. At the same time, the quality of information disclosed in the register is questionable, especially where it concerns financial and client disclosure. Furthermore, key information such as names of lobbyists is missing completely.
Num. pages: 33
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