Brussels, May 8. The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU (ALTER-EU) today welcomed the European Parliament’s approval of the report on “Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions? The report sends a strong message to the European Commission by calling for a mandatory register, including lobbyists names, their clients or funders and financial disclosure on registered lobbying activities. The Commission is expected to launch its own register in mid-June – but under current proposals this will be purely voluntary, and will not include meaningful financial data or the names of individual lobbyists. Read the rest of this entry.
International Policy Network (IPN), a London-based think tank, is accepting submissions for its annual Bastiat Prize for Journalism. The prize is open to writers anywhere in the world whose published articles eloquently and wittily explain, promote and defend the principles of the free society, including property rights, free markets, sound science, limited government and the rule of law. Read the rest of this entry »
The Brussels Press Revue on March 8th was another roaring success, thanks to the efforts of Geoff Meade, Jacki Davis and a host of friends, colleagues and supporters. The Tombola was also successful, raising the princely sum of 3,555 euro for two causes, NUJ Extra and the International Safety Fund for Palestinian Journalists. Read the rest of this entry.
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) has just launched a new Beta site with live links to lead stories from over 300 newspaper and magazine sites. Click on the headline, and the full story opens up for easy reading. Read the rest of this entry »