June 14, 2016 •
Tuesday Lobbying and Campaign Finance News Update
Lobbying “Brussels Lobbying Not Transparent Enough, Admit Lobbyists” by Chris Harris for euronews Campaign Finance New Jersey: “Another Birdsall Executive Sentenced to Jail” by Dan Radel for Asbury Park Press Ethics Alabama: “Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted on […]
Lobbying
“Brussels Lobbying Not Transparent Enough, Admit Lobbyists” by Chris Harris for euronews
Campaign Finance
New Jersey: “Another Birdsall Executive Sentenced to Jail” by Dan Radel for Asbury Park Press
Ethics
Alabama: “Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted on 12 Felony Ethics Charges” by Alan Blinder for New York Times
Nevada: “Nevada Bill Kept Legislators from Being Investigated” by Bethany Barnes for Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ohio: “Corrupt Cleveland VA Head William Montague Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison” by Eric Heisig for Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elections
“Why Political Parties Never Die” by Seth Masket for Politico
“To Understand Clinton’s Moment, Consider That It Came 32 Years After Ferraro’s” by Alison Mitchell for New York Times
“Trump and Clinton and Their Very Different Responses to the Orlando Shootings” by Juliet Eilperin, Robert Costa, and Anne Gearan for Washington Post
October 30, 2015 •
European Commission Announces Lobbying Reform
The European Commission (EC) in Brussels has recently announced its intention to implement a US-style reform to force lawyers who lobby to register their clients. The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has argued this new requirement […]
The European Commission (EC) in Brussels has recently announced its intention to implement a US-style reform to force lawyers who lobby to register their clients.
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has argued this new requirement is a violation of the confidentiality rules of the European Bar Association. The CCBE believes the reform would also violate national bar requirements of the European Union (EU) member states.
Brussels is considered the hub of European policymaking and home to EC headquarters. Lobbying efforts are directed towards the EC to influence legislation. Lobbyists who wish to meet with EC commissioners, cabinet members, and directors-general must register and disclose clients in the Transparency Register.
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