Documents
Further information
- EPRS Comparative analysis November 2019 - Transparency of lobbying in Member States (PDF - 628 KB)
- EPRS Briefing July 2018 - Revolving doors in the EU and US (PDF - 570 KB)
- EPRS Briefing July 2018 - New lobbying law in France (PDF - 914 KB)
- EP infographic Jan 2018 - Transparency register: who is lobbying the EU?
- EP legislative train schedule
- EPRS Briefing May 2017 - Regulating lobbying in Canada (PDF - 478 KB)
- EPRS Briefing Dec 2016 - Lobbying regulation framework in Poland (PDF - 273 KB)
- EPRS Briefing July 2016 - Transparency of lobbying: The example of the Irish Lobby Register (PDF - 544 KB)
- EPRS At a glance May 2016 - Public consultation on the Transparency Register (PDF - 265 KB)
- EP Study 2014 - Interest representatives' obligation to register in the Transparency Register (PDF - 786 KB)
- OECD 10 principles for transparency and integrity in lobbying
- Council of Europe report on the role of extra-institutional actors in the democratic system (lobbying)
- Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (PDF - 105 KB)
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Parliament
On 14th of September 2017 the plenary adopted a resolution on transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions.
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Council
The Council approved its negotiating mandate on 6 December 2017 for the interinstitutional negotiations on the transparency of EU interest representation.
- 07/12/20 - Press release - Compromise on draft conditionality package
- 24/11/20 - Press release - Provisional agreement on substantial provisions (PDF - 343 KB)
- 06/10/20 - Press release - promising progress in the negotiations (PDF - 374 KB)
- 16/06/2020 - Press release - Mandatory Transparency Register: political meeting to restart negotiations
- 14/02/19 - Press release - Third round of negotiations on a mandatory Transparency Register
- 12/06/18 - Press release - Second round of negotiations on a mandatory Transparency Register
- 17/04/18 - Press release - Negotiations begin on a mandatory Transparency Register for the three EU Institutions
- Amended Commission proposal for an interinstitutional agreement on a mandatory register (PDF - 271 KB)
- Draft Council decision on the regulation of interaction between officials of the General Secretariat of the Council and interest representatives (PDF - 210 KB)
- 06/12/17 - Press release - Council agrees mandate for negotiations
- Legal analysis - Commission Proposal for an Inter-Institutional Agreement on a Mandatory Transparency Register (PDF - 197 KB)
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Commission
On 28 September 2016, the European Commission proposed an Inter-institutional Agreement establishing a mandatory transparency register covering Parliament, Council and Commission, with a view to ensuring the transparency of lobbying activities across the three institutions, and building on the existing transparency register of Parliament and Commission.
- 07/12/20 - Press release - compromise on draft conditionality package
- 24/11/20 - Press release - provisional agreement on substantial points
- 06/10/20 - Press release - Promising progress in the negotiations (PDF - 38 KB)
- 16/06/20 - Press release - Mandatory Transparency Register: political meeting to restart negotiations
- 14/02/19 - Press release - Third round of negotiations on a mandatory Transparency Register
- Proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory Transparency Register - COM(2016) 627 final
- 12/06/18 - Press release - Second round of negotiations on a mandatory Transparency Register
- 16/04/18 - Press release - Negotiations begin on a mandatory Transparency Register for the three EU Institutions
- 28/09/16 - Press release - Commission proposes mandatory Transparency Register for all EU institutions
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Public consultation
The European Commission held a public consultation on its proposal for a mandatory Transparency Register from 1 March 2016 until 1 June 2016.
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Other documents
Correspondence between the negotiators and President Tajani, on developments regarding the negotiations for a tripartite Interinstitutional Agreement on Transparency Register.