http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSat, 19 Jul 2008 07:03:50 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/ombudsman-raps-meps-allowances/article-174266?Ref=RSSThe EU Ombudsman has stressed that the European Parliament is continuing to fail to comply with transparency rules regarding the allowances its members receive. But the institution's Vice President Diana Wallis yesterday (15 July) insisted that reforms are already underway to address the bulk of his concerns.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-174266-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/parliament-wants-visibility-eu-external-aid/article-174254?Ref=RSSUrged by MEPs to make the external aid action of the EU more visible, External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner conceded that this was her "greatest challenge" and outlined her ideas on how to "show the flag" more in future.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:40:00 GMTtcm:29-174254-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/parliament-bans-small-political-groups/article-174107?Ref=RSSPolitical groups with less than 25 members will be outlawed after the June 2009 elections to the European Parliament. But the changes, approved by a majority of members during yesterday's (July 9) plenary in Strasbourg, were labelled "detrimental to democracy and parliamentary efficiency" by liberal MEPs.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:55:00 GMTtcm:29-174107-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/interview-collective-remorse-ireland/article-174099?Ref=RSSThe sense of collective remorse in Ireland following the negative referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty is "palpable", Quintin Oliver, a specialist in referenda, told EurActiv in an interview in which he warned against pressuring the Irish on voting again.Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:45:00 GMTtcm:29-174099-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/referendum-pro-collective-remorse-ireland/article-174092?Ref=RSSThe Irish feel a sense of guilt in the aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty referendum, Quintin Oliver, a specialist in referenda who led the successful 'yes' campaign in the referendum on the Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland in 1998, told EurActiv in an interview.Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:15:01 GMTtcm:29-174092-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/advertising-boss-eu-market-properly/article-173827?Ref=RSSEuropean institutions in Brussels could learn from advertisers in better promoting the benefits of EU membership to citizens, argues Gary Leih, CEO of Ogilvy UK and President of the European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA) in an interview with EurActiv.Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMTtcm:29-173827-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/interview-eu-market-properly/article-173830?Ref=RSSEuropean institutions in Brussels could learn from advertisers in better promoting the benefits of EU membership to citizens, argues Gary Leih, CEO of Ogilvy UK and President of the European Association of Communication Agencies (EACA) in an interview with EurActiv.Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:55:00 GMTtcm:29-173830-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/commission-launches-lobbyists-register/article-173591?Ref=RSSThe European Commission yesterday (23 June) launched a voluntary register for lobbyists seeking to influence its policymaking amid criticism from transparency groups that the scheme does not go far enough.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-173591-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/eu-lobbyists-scramble-exact-numbers/article-173152?Ref=RSSAs the Commission's upcoming voluntary lobbyists register occupies the mind of every lobbyist in Brussels, some have started to question exactly how many of them there are, casting doubt over the 15,000 figure originally put forward by the Commission.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:56:00 GMTtcm:29-173152-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/right-access-eu-documents-risk/article-172969?Ref=RSSThe European Ombudsman called on MEPs to "defend the EU's commitment to transparency" during yesterday's (2 June) Parliament hearing on the Commission's plans to revise a law on public access to EU documents.Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-172969-16