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Lobbying and foreign influence are normal, integrated activities in modern public policy-making and geopolitics. When these influencing activities are covert or illicit in nature, however, they can be damaging to public image and levels of public trust in our democratic societies and their institutions, including those of the EU. Although not a modern concept, the frequency and extent of covert influence activities by third countries have been increasing since the mid-2010s. In the EU, this has taken ...

Trust in political institutions is a key element of representative democracies. Trust in the rule of law is also the basis for democratic participation of citizens. According to the spring 2018 Eurobarometer survey of public awareness of the EU institutions, 50 % of respondents indicated they trust the European Parliament, which represents a 34 % increase since the beginning of the 2014-2019 legislative term. A transparent political decision-making processes has become a common objective to help ...

Depuis le 1er mai 2018, la nouvelle loi française sur la représentation d’intérêts est pleinement appliquée. Partie intégrante de la loi du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la modernisation de la vie économique (dite «loi Sapin II»), le train de mesures sur la représentation d’intérêts a établi un cadre réglementaire pour les activités de représentation d’intérêts ainsi qu’un registre national obligatoire (le «répertoire») pour les représentants d’intérêts ...

The flow of officials and politicians between the public and private sector has in the past few years given rise to calls for more transparency and accountability. In order to mitigate the reputational damage to public institutions by problematic use of the 'revolving door', this phenomenon is increasingly being regulated at national level. In the United States, President Trump recently changed the rules put in place by his predecessor to slow the revolving door. As shown by press coverage, the US ...

The recent populist backlash against traditional political systems in many countries has put the issue of ethics at the forefront of government attempts to demonstrate that public policy is carried out without undue influence or interference from vested interests. As one of the first four countries in the world to regulate parliamentary lobbying activities, Canada provides an interesting example of legislation aimed at boosting transparency, honesty and integrity in public decision-making. Evolving ...

Poland became one of the first countries in Europe to regulate lobbying activities with the introduction of its Lobbying Act, which entered into force on 7 March 2006. It aims to increase the transparency of lobbying in three ways: 1) an obligation for the government and ministries to publish their legislative agendas; 2) the creation of a lobby register; 3) requiring all public authorities participating in the law-making process to declare their lobby contacts. The Lobbying Act introduced the concept ...

Les nombreuses activités de lobbying auprès des institutions de l'Union suscitent des critiques au regard de la transparence et de la responsabilité dans le cadre du processus décisionnel de l'Union. Pour répondre à ces préoccupations, le Parlement a créé en 1995 un registre des lobbyistes, avant que la Commission ne lui emboîte le pas en 2008. Les deux institutions ont, en 2011, fusionné ces deux instruments en un registre européen de transparence sur la base d'un accord interinstitutionnel. Jusqu'à ...

Les nombreuses activités de lobbying auprès des institutions de l'UE suscitent des critiques au regard de la transparence et de la responsabilité dans le cadre du processus décisionnel de l'UE. Pour répondre à ces préoccupations, le Parlement a créé en 1995 un registre des lobbyistes, suivi en 2008 par la Commission. Les deux institutions ont, en 2011, fusionné ces deux instruments en un registre européen de Transparence (TR), sur la base d'un accord interinstitutionnel (IIA). Jusqu'à présent, le ...