In preparation for the forthcoming German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will begin on 1st July, the NGOs Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, together with 92 MEPs, sent a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday 12 June asking her to increase the transparency of the decision-making process in the EU Council.
“Now, more than ever, the transparency of decision-making and lobbying in both Brussels and Berlin is vital at a time when industry...