Following our demand, the European Commission increases transparency:
more than 1 500 European Commission officials are now required to disclose lobbying meetings and their minutes. A major development! @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
📰 Read more: bit.ly/41l1kDO
more than 1 500 European Commission officials are now required to disclose lobbying meetings and their minutes. A major development! @thegoodlobby.bsky.social
📰 Read more: bit.ly/41l1kDO
The EU Commission massively increases transparency
From now on, 1 500 officials within the EU Commission will have to publish their lobbying meetings to improve transparency.
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December 7, 2024 at 9:44 AM
the father of the 🇪🇺 transparency register died 😔 Requiescat in pace 🙏 #lobbyEU
Former Estonian Prime Minister and European Commissioner Siim Kallas has died at the age of 77.
Former EU Commissioner Siim Kallas dies at 77
A key figure in Estonia’s European trajectory, Kallas was the Baltic country’s first ever commissioner.
www.politico.eu
August 22, 2026 at 9:35 AM
the father of the 🇪🇺 transparency register died 😔 Requiescat in pace 🙏 #lobbyEU
🇪🇺 #Lobbying: Nearly 3/4 of Dutch submissions to an #EU consultation on stricter #tobacco rules were written by a tobacco company’s #AI tool and submitted as apparent individual responses.
Most were traced to tobacco company Philip Morris International
nltimes.nl/2026/07/05/d...
Most were traced to tobacco company Philip Morris International
nltimes.nl/2026/07/05/d...
Most Dutch EU tobacco rule submissions were generated by a tobacco company’s AI tool
Nearly three-quarters of Dutch submissions to a European Union consultation on stricter tobacco rules were fully written by artificial intelligence and submitted as apparent individual responses. Most...
nltimes.nl
July 6, 2026 at 7:22 AM
🥳HUGE EU TRANSPARENCY WIN🎉
The European Commission has decided to extend lobby meeting publication requirements to certain lower levels of staff, meaning over 1500 Commission officials will now have to declare meetings they’re having with lobbyists!
The European Commission has decided to extend lobby meeting publication requirements to certain lower levels of staff, meaning over 1500 Commission officials will now have to declare meetings they’re having with lobbyists!
December 9, 2024 at 9:42 AM
The #TransparencyEU Register is particularly helpful over the long term for comparing apples to oranges. An interesting overview. #lobbyEU @ec.europa.eu
table.media/en/europe/fe... @janosallamm.bsky.social @table.media
table.media/en/europe/fe... @janosallamm.bsky.social @table.media
December 11, 2024 at 5:18 AM
The #TransparencyEU Register is particularly helpful over the long term for comparing apples to oranges. An interesting overview. #lobbyEU @ec.europa.eu
table.media/en/europe/fe... @janosallamm.bsky.social @table.media
table.media/en/europe/fe... @janosallamm.bsky.social @table.media
Understanding the #lobbyEU arena is key to act against wrong framing and accusations... On all sides... @transparency-eu.bsky.social helps...
NGOs and Politico have little in common, but they both fell victim of disinformation lately.
Solidarity to both
Encouraging to see @politico.eu unmasking the NGO fake news by EPP & co.
Solidarity to both
Encouraging to see @politico.eu unmasking the NGO fake news by EPP & co.
February 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Understanding the #lobbyEU arena is key to act against wrong framing and accusations... On all sides... @transparency-eu.bsky.social helps...
Nice to find my favourite place to teach #lobbyEU also here in the free sky: @unipassauresearch.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Nice to find my favourite place to teach #lobbyEU also here in the free sky: @unipassauresearch.bsky.social
Europa ist kein Organigramm. Für das neue @bpb.de -Heft zur EU durfte ich als Gutachter praktische Einblicke in Gesetzgebung und Interessenvertretung einbringen. Klasse auch : mehrere #EBDGrafik en @netzwerk-ebd.de wurden aufgegriffen.
#EBDPolitik #DEinEU #lobbyEU
huettemann.eu/de/2026/08/e...
#EBDPolitik #DEinEU #lobbyEU
huettemann.eu/de/2026/08/e...
Europa ist kein Organigramm - Bernd Hüttemann
Europa lässt sich nicht mit einem Organigramm erklären. Wer verstehen will, wie die Europäische Union tatsächlich funktioniert, muss nicht nur auf Kommission, Parlament und Rat schauen. Man muss auch ...
huettemann.eu
August 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Europa ist kein Organigramm. Für das neue @bpb.de -Heft zur EU durfte ich als Gutachter praktische Einblicke in Gesetzgebung und Interessenvertretung einbringen. Klasse auch : mehrere #EBDGrafik en @netzwerk-ebd.de wurden aufgegriffen.
#EBDPolitik #DEinEU #lobbyEU
huettemann.eu/de/2026/08/e...
#EBDPolitik #DEinEU #lobbyEU
huettemann.eu/de/2026/08/e...
In case you're wondering, the future EU ethics body will cost 361.302€ per year 💸
Here is the detail of how much each participating EU institution will pay 🔽
Here is the detail of how much each participating EU institution will pay 🔽
November 20, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Simplification and reducing bureaucracy are not the same as deregulation. The former is about reaching the same goal with less red tape. The latter is about lowering standards.
My sense is that the Commission is now dead-set on a deregulation agenda disguised as simplifcation. And that is worrying.
My sense is that the Commission is now dead-set on a deregulation agenda disguised as simplifcation. And that is worrying.
February 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The main EU institutions have set up the EU Body for Ethical Standards, a joint authority aimed at strengthening trust in EU institutions.
ALBERTO ALEMANNO (@alemanno.bsky.social ) discusses the strengths and looming pitfalls of the new Body.
verfassungsblog.de/unboxing-the...
ALBERTO ALEMANNO (@alemanno.bsky.social ) discusses the strengths and looming pitfalls of the new Body.
verfassungsblog.de/unboxing-the...
August 24, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Just learned the sad news: Rinus van Schendelen is no longer with us. I and we @netzwerk-ebd.de have learned so much from him. Dank je wel, Rinus! 🙏 Resquiescat in pace! :( #LobbyEU #koordinierungEU
January 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Just learned the sad news: Rinus van Schendelen is no longer with us. I and we @netzwerk-ebd.de have learned so much from him. Dank je wel, Rinus! 🙏 Resquiescat in pace! :( #LobbyEU #koordinierungEU
🇪🇺 Curia rules: Transparency beats secrecy. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu can’t keep SMS with Pfizer CEO hidden. A clear win for public accountability and against digital opacity in the EU. #lobbyEU #transparencyEU #pfizergate
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2025-05/cp250060en.pdf]
May 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🇪🇺 Curia rules: Transparency beats secrecy. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu can’t keep SMS with Pfizer CEO hidden. A clear win for public accountability and against digital opacity in the EU. #lobbyEU #transparencyEU #pfizergate
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
🇪🇺 Cross border ticketing for #crossborderrail?
Good luck 🤞 #lobbyEU
@jonworth.eu @EuropeanCommission.bsky.social
You need first another ticket... #paywall 😉 @sz-dossier.de
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/z...
Good luck 🤞 #lobbyEU
@jonworth.eu @EuropeanCommission.bsky.social
You need first another ticket... #paywall 😉 @sz-dossier.de
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/z...
Reisen in der EU: Mit dem Zug durch Europa? Schön wär’s
Zugfahren in der EU: Wer mit der Bahn über Grenzen will, hat’s schwer. Die EU will plädiert daher für ein einheitliches Ticketsystem.
www.sueddeutsche.de
August 28, 2024 at 5:07 AM
🇪🇺 Cross border ticketing for #crossborderrail?
Good luck 🤞 #lobbyEU
@jonworth.eu @EuropeanCommission.bsky.social
You need first another ticket... #paywall 😉 @sz-dossier.de
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/z...
Good luck 🤞 #lobbyEU
@jonworth.eu @EuropeanCommission.bsky.social
You need first another ticket... #paywall 😉 @sz-dossier.de
www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/z...
The #QatarGate scandal now seems distant, and it is increasingly unlikely that Eva Kaili will face trial in Belgium for her alleged involvement in the #corruption case.
But hey, there is more about #lobbyEU #transparencyEU #anticorruption incl new @ec.europa.eu #EUsky
huettemann.eu/en/2024/10/a...
But hey, there is more about #lobbyEU #transparencyEU #anticorruption incl new @ec.europa.eu #EUsky
huettemann.eu/en/2024/10/a...
October 6, 2024 at 4:58 PM
The #QatarGate scandal now seems distant, and it is increasingly unlikely that Eva Kaili will face trial in Belgium for her alleged involvement in the #corruption case.
But hey, there is more about #lobbyEU #transparencyEU #anticorruption incl new @ec.europa.eu #EUsky
huettemann.eu/en/2024/10/a...
But hey, there is more about #lobbyEU #transparencyEU #anticorruption incl new @ec.europa.eu #EUsky
huettemann.eu/en/2024/10/a...
Interest Representation in Europe – earlier Yearbook articles now available online huettemann.eu/en/2025/09/i... danke @iep-berlin.bsky.social #lobbyEU #Lobbyismus #anticorruption #strategiccorruption @transparency.de
Interest Representation in Europe – earlier Yearbook articles now available online - Bernd Hüttemann
If you want to dive deep into the yearly state of European integration, there is no better source than the Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration (Yearbook of European Integration) published by the Ins...
huettemann.eu
September 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Interest Representation in Europe – earlier Yearbook articles now available online huettemann.eu/en/2025/09/i... danke @iep-berlin.bsky.social #lobbyEU #Lobbyismus #anticorruption #strategiccorruption @transparency.de
January 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
New EU Parliament - old habits - @transparency-eu.bsky.social analysed MEP side jobs with interesting findings.
transparency.eu/new-parliame...
transparency.eu/new-parliame...
December 14, 2024 at 6:28 AM
#EmilyO'Reilly, the EU Ombudsman, has demonstrated exceptional performance by promoting transparency, holding institutions accountable, addressing power abuses.
Big 👟 🇪🇺
#lobbyEU #transparencyEU #EUsky
Big 👟 🇪🇺
#lobbyEU #transparencyEU #EUsky
Had an entertaining chat with the former Dutch judge hoping to be next EU ombudsman.
On @euronews.com: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
On @euronews.com: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Modern, stubborn, on the streets: the Dutch candidate for EU ombudsman
Reinier van Zutphen is one of six candidates from Estonia to Portugal vying to replace Emily O'Reilly, who's responsible for probing maladministration among EU bureaucrats for over a decade. #EuropeNe...
www.euronews.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:08 PM
#EmilyO'Reilly, the EU Ombudsman, has demonstrated exceptional performance by promoting transparency, holding institutions accountable, addressing power abuses.
Big 👟 🇪🇺
#lobbyEU #transparencyEU #EUsky
Big 👟 🇪🇺
#lobbyEU #transparencyEU #EUsky
Schätze @table.media ungemein und ich wünsche weiterhin erfolgreiches Gelingen. Aber das Framing "Frühwarnung" ist nicht nur Marketing, sondern Populismus. Nicht jede Wetterfront ist Sturm 🌪 und Hagel. ✖️ 🇩🇪 #lobbyEU ist oft 💨 Grund
Vorhersage wäre besser ☀ 🇪🇺
#DEinEU #EUsky
@tillhoppe.bsky.social
Vorhersage wäre besser ☀ 🇪🇺
#DEinEU #EUsky
@tillhoppe.bsky.social
September 19, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Schätze @table.media ungemein und ich wünsche weiterhin erfolgreiches Gelingen. Aber das Framing "Frühwarnung" ist nicht nur Marketing, sondern Populismus. Nicht jede Wetterfront ist Sturm 🌪 und Hagel. ✖️ 🇩🇪 #lobbyEU ist oft 💨 Grund
Vorhersage wäre besser ☀ 🇪🇺
#DEinEU #EUsky
@tillhoppe.bsky.social
Vorhersage wäre besser ☀ 🇪🇺
#DEinEU #EUsky
@tillhoppe.bsky.social
Der aktuelle #RuleOfLaw-Report und die Eurobarometer-Umfrage der @ec.europa.eu zum Thema #Korruption zeigen, dass die Mehrheit der EU-Bürger:innen in Sachen #Transparenz nur wenig #Vertrauen in ihre jeweiligen Regierungen hat.
Zum Report: 👉https://t1p.de/1p3rz
Zum Report: 👉https://t1p.de/1p3rz
September 18, 2024 at 11:13 AM
EU Ombudsman demands a full lobby ban for Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board
EU Ombudsman demands a full lobby ban for Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board | Corporate Europe Observatory
corporateeurope.org
September 17, 2024 at 8:16 AM
August 28, 2024 at 4:50 AM