Brussels, 24/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - In its founding declaration, the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) demands that “the current secrecy and privileged access to EU decision-makers enjoyed by business interests” must end. It considers that the voluntary codes of conduct developed by lobbying firms do not guarantee transparency, whereas, in its view, the establishment of a system of registration and declaration for lobbyists would be perfectly...