Brussels, 24/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 22 April, the European Commission and the European Parliament agreed on several measures aimed at providing a framework for the activities of pressure groups in the EU. Members of the working group (Commissioner Kallas, MEPs Diana Wallis, Jo Leinen and Ingo Friederich) agreed on guidelines for a common register for interest groups (on which work will continue under the next mandate). A draft common code of conduct for lobbyists was also...