Please save the date of 31 January 2017 for the launch of Transparency International EU’s upcoming report on revolving doors in the EU Institutions.
Full programme below.
Since 2014 we have seen a series of controversies involving former high-ranking EU officials taking positions in the private sector. The latest was ex-Commission President Barroso’s move to Goldman Sachs. This and other cases have shown how current revolving door rules are inadequate.
In the first of its kind, comprehensive analysis of the career moves between the EU Institutions and other employers, Transparency International EU seeks to shine a light beyond the individual cases and provide a clear picture of the revolving door phenomenon around the EU Institutions.
We have analysed the career paths of 485 former Members of the European Parliament and 27 Commissioners who were in office during the last mandate and have since left the EU Institutions. We will present our findings and compare current EU rules with international best practice from Canada and France.
PROGRAMME
PRESS CONFERENCE
Presentation of the report to the press
WHEN: 10.30 – 11.00, Tuesday, 31 January 2017
WHERE: Passage Room, Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
PANEL DISCUSSION
WHEN: 14.00 – 15.30, Tuesday, 31 January 2017
WHERE: Polak Room, Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Panel discussion on the findings of the report. The participants are:
PANELLISTS
Karen E. Shepherd – Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
Aidan O’Sullivan – Head of Cabinet
European Ombudsman
Emilie Cazenave – Head of research and international partnerships
French Haute-Autorité pour la transparence dans la vie publique (HATVP)
Christophe Speckbacher – Secretariat
Council of Europe, Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
MODERATOR
Daniel Freund – Head of Advocacy EU integrity
Transparency International EU
