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EU: Commission Vice President Siim Kallas urges Brussels to take 'closer look' at NGOs

01 September 2008

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Brussels urged to take 'closer look' at NGOs (euactiv, link) Commission Vice President Siim Kallas told a public hearing on the issue in the European Parliament that: "Less than 20% of the 334 bodies included in the register so far are NGOs. 'It puzzles me that some NGOs have not yet registered, and even ones funded by the Commission have not disclosed their funding sources,' Kallas said." Proposed rules for lobbyists (pdf) The proposed "Rules" include an obligation to:

"ensure that, to the best of their knowledge, information which they provide is unbiased, complete, up-to-date and not misleading"

Tony Bunyan, Statewatch editor, comments:

"What does "unbiased" mean? Is a Commission press release "biased" because it presents its point of view? Or is any point of view that disagrees with it biased?"

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