Good governance / European Union
Commissioners' travel expenses remain hidden from public
Access Info Europe and 53 requesters from across Europe appealed to the European Ombudsman about the European Commissions’ failure to register, process, and respond to requests for the 2016 travel expenses of EU Commissioners.
Open letter to the EU published today
Mr Frans Timmermans
First Vice-President of the European Commission
Rue de la Loi 200
1049 Brussels
Brussels, 22 March 2017
Dear First Vice-President Timmermans,
Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, we the undersigned organisations urge the European Commission not to abandon its leadership role in fighting the scourge of corruption in the EU.
The future of transparency in danger
More than 100 organisations urge the Parliament to spearhead #lobbytransparency reform!
Invitation to a 2-day training- boot camp - for youth
In cooperation with European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) from Belgium and European partners (Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, United Kingdom and Iceland GONG is implementing the Digital Ecosystem for e-participation Linking Youth (DEEP-Linking Youth) project devoted to digital democracy. The project encompasses research and the creation of a digital ecosystem for youth engagement on a common task to provide quality input to decision-making concerning the future of student mobility and the Erasmus + Programme.
Against the Trade Secrets Directive
We bring you an open letter sent to all Heads of State and Government of the European Union by the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), on behalf of 52 organizations having signed it, to ask that the Trade Secrets Protection Directive, due to be examined during the next Agriculture Council on May 17, is further amended before its final approval to protect crucial freedoms and rights.
