Review of the European Transparency Register

Briefing 18-06-2013

The joint European Transparency Register, which came into effect in June 2011, builds on experience gained with the previous Parliament and Commission registers. The Register is designed as a “one-stop-shop” for interest representatives and an unofficial directory of "lobby contacts" with the EU institutions. By June 2013, around 5 700 organisations, mostly based in Brussels, had registered. The inter-institutional agreement which established the Register included a review clause; a process which will start in June 2013. EP Vice-President Wieland and Commission Vice-President Šefčovič will take part in an inter-institutional working group. On 10 June the EP's Bureau decided how to proceed.