On Thursday 14 September in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved a legislative blueprint for governing meetings with lobbyists. It also supported the proposal for a mandatory transparency register for the three EU institutions.
Parliament adopted the report by Sven Giegold (Greens, Germany) with 368 votes in favour, 161 against and 60 abstentions on the importance of stricter and clearer transparency.
A substantial majority of the EPP group voted against this report, which was...