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Transparency Register - 27.01.2015
The European institutions should not confuse local government with big corporate lobby groups CEMR is very concerned about the implementing guidelines on the Transparency Register, which were published this week. These ignore the democratic role of local government and their representatives by forcing them to register in the EU Lobby Register which threatens their ability to execute their democratic role.
Municipalities, cities and regions are democratically organised; their leaders are elected and have the political mandate and legitimacy to represent the citizens of their communities. It is their task to provide input to the debates and decision-making process, including at ...
Municipalities, cities and regions are democratically organised; their leaders are elected and have the political mandate and legitimacy to represent the citizens of their communities. It is their task to provide input to the debates and decision-making process, including at ...
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