The European Parliament has voted in favour of tightening rules regulating lobbyists Slovakia to join the euro next year ...
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The bill also calls for a code of conduct and sanctions for those who flaunt it. Until now the European Parliament has had a voluntary register for lobbyists, but this has not applied to the EU's executive, the European Commission, or the council which brings together the EU's national leaders.
(Deutsche Welle)
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