INSTITUTIONAL / Transparency

European Ombudsman asks Mr Tusk to clarify what contacts he has had with lobbyists

Brussels, 19/12/2017 (Agence Europe)

In a letter addressed to the President of the European Council on Monday 18 December, European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, asks Donald Tusk if he is willing to publish information on the meetings he holds with interest group representatives, who fall under the scope of the European Union’s Transparency Register.

This follows the recent deal struck by member states on the political agreement of principle on the reform of the EU’s Transparency Register, which seeks to include the Council of...