EU COMMISSION TRANSPARENCY ON LOBBYISTS

The European Commission has announced a new transparency drive, promising that contacts with lobbyists will have to be publicly recorded.  The move, which will begin on December 1, 2014 will focus on contacts between Commissioners, their cabinets and Directors-General as well as interest groups and individuals registered in the Transparency Registry.

The practice will not be enforced by an independent watchdog, rather, the onus will be on each individual to be transparent.