Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. The libertarian and the lobbyists | February 5, 2012 |
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A study suggests that the influence of lobbyists on financial legislation in the US is staggering. In the three years since the global financial crisis erupted, two dominant... | |
| 2. No whistling allowed | February 2, 2012 |
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The checkered career of Marta Andreasen. Marta Andreasen, an MEP for the | |
| 3. Croatia 'struggling' to spend EU money | February 1, 2012 |
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European Court of Auditors say that "significant difficulties" are hampering use of money by the EU's next member state. The European Union's auditors have warned that... | |
| 4. A champion of transparency? | January 12, 2012 |
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The next president of the Parliament must make sure the new code of conduct is fully implemented. In last week's editorial, you argued that the new president of the European... | |
| 5. Controlling the revolving door would restore trust | December 15, 2011 |
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Too many lobbyists have a background at the EU institutions. In your editorial of 24-30 November, you advised Maroš Šefcovic, the European commissioner for... | |
| 6. MEPs approve candidates for Court of Auditors | December 13, 2011 |
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Parliament backs the appointment of Ireland's Kevin Cardiff to the ECA, who had been rejected by the budgetary control committee. The European Parliament approved the... |
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| 7. MEPs reject Irish candidate for European Court of Auditors | November 23, 2011 |
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Kevin Cardiff was in charge of Ireland's finance ministry when it overstated Ireland's debt by €3.6 billion. Members of the European Parliament's budgetary control... | |
| 8. MEPs demand explanations from the worst managers of EU money | November 17, 2011 |
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Stung by criticism from the European Union's auditors, the European Commission has named the Czech Republic, Italy and Spain as the worst managers of EU money. |
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| 9. Visitors cash in | November 17, 2011 |
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The European Parliament = a cash business. Quite the most humorous passage in the annual report the European Court of Auditors published last week comes in comments on the... |
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| 10. Transparency rules cause industry anger | October 27, 2011 |
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Commission wants firms in extractive industries to disclose payments to foreign governments. The European Commission is seeking the mandatory disclosure by European energy,... | |
| 11. Locking out citizens as well as lobbyists | October 27, 2011 |
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Tighter security at the European Parliament is having a negative effect. We read with interest your article about the new security measures that prevent lobbyists from... |
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| 12. Lobbyists struggle to cope with Parliament's new access rules | September 29, 2011 |
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Confusion over new security measures and the joint lobby register.
MEPs want tougher rules for e-waste recycling
Implementation of legislation
Control of... |
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| 13. Court critical of CAP debt-recovery system | September 29, 2011 |
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Auditors say 90% of the amounts listed as recoveries in the represented reimbursements from national budgets. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has criticised the... | |
| 14. Providing value for money? | September 29, 2011 |
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The European Court of Auditors has in the past criticised how the EU spends money on research. Its next report is likely to follow suit. In November, the European Court of... |
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| 15. OLAF: €1.8bn of EU funding wrongly spent | September 29, 2011 |
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Anti-fraud office says that 10,332 cases of irregularities were reported in 2010. More than €1.8 billion in funds from the EU's 2010 budget are believed to have been... | |
| 16. CBI - Policy adviser, Financial Services & Company Affairs | September 15, 2011 |
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| 17. Bulgaria and Romania again come under fire for weak judicial systems | July 20, 2011 |
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Romania urged to speed up investigations, but EU official says reports will not affect Schengen bids. The European Commission has repeated its now-traditional calls on... |
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| 18. Security audits | July 14, 2011 |
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European Court of Auditors looks at itself. The European Court of Auditors, the (unloved) external auditor of all the other EU institutions, has apparently been doing a bit... | |
| 19. MEPs' immunity lifted | July 12, 2011 |
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Legal affairs committee votes to lift the immunity from prosecution of Austrian MEP. The European Parliament's legal affairs committee has voted
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| 20. Cut out conflicts of interest | July 7, 2011 |
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A new code of conduct for MEPs shows progress, but much more could be done. Barring any final glitches, leaders of the European Parliament's political groups will today (7... |
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