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BRUSSELS<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>Lobbyists can easily bypass EU transparency rules to influence policy, the 27-nation bloc\u2019s auditors said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The European Court of Auditors\u2019 (ECA) report comes as European Union institutions discuss a new\u00a0Ethics Body<\/a>\u00a0to guide the conduct of officials and ahead of a planned review of the bloc\u2019s\u00a0transparency register<\/a>\u00a0of lobbyists.<\/p>\n

That review follows a 2022\u00a0cash-for-influence<\/a>\u00a0scandal at the heart of the European Parliament in which Qatar and Morocco have been accused of bribing decision-makers.<\/p>\n

Qatar has\u00a0denied wrongdoing<\/a>. Morocco has\u00a0complained<\/a>\u00a0of \u201cjudicial harassment\u201d after a\u00a0probe<\/a>\u00a0by Belgian prosecutors.<\/p>\n

More recently, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said her pick for the EU\u2019s new\u00a0business envoy<\/a>\u00a0had decided not to take up the post, after critics alleged cronyism.<\/p>\n

Any accusations of wrongdoing risk damaging the EU\u2019s reputation ahead of European Parliament elections in June.<\/p>\n

ECA warned the transparency register risked becoming \u201ca paper tiger\u201d unless it was significantly bolstered.<\/p>\n

\u201cA range of lobbying interactions with EU lawmakers can be hidden from the public eye,\u201d said Jorg Kristijan Petrovic, who lead the audit, which identified major loopholes.<\/p>\n

These include requirements to register meetings between lobbyists and high-ranking staff only and solely for pre-scheduled appointments. The report also said that funding for more than one in three NGOs was unclear.<\/p>\n

Currently, a formal record is not required for spontaneous meetings, unscheduled phone calls and email exchanges, said ECA.<\/p>\n

New EU ethics rules are expected to set standards regarding acceptance of gifts, hospitality or travel, meeting lobbyists, financial interests, and on conditions for activities after terms have ended.<\/p>\n

While roughly 12,500 organizations are listed in the EU register, watchdog Lobbycontrol estimates up to 29,000 lobbyists are active in Brussels where bloc-wide policies are honed.<\/p>\n

Lobbycontrol campaigner Max Bank said Big Tech has stepped up its lobbying considerably in recent years, spending 113 million euros ($120 million) in 2023, with the five largest companies alone spending 33 million euros in the EU hub.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one is naive anymore after Qatar, money can buy your influence,\u201d said Paul Tang, a Dutch socialist member of the 705-strong European Parliament. \u2013 Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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