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European Parliament debates

Two items of interest:

A speech to a European Parliament public hearing by the Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud on NGO transparency in lobbying 'Non-Governmental Organisations: What is at stake?'. Online at eGov Monitor at http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/20968 or download the speech (pdf, 68KB).

The European Parliament has just (17th September) launched EuroparlTV, a multilingual online TV service with programmes in over 20 EU languages on the people, the debates, the big issues, including live coverage. It is aimed at those affected by or interested in EP decisions in politics, government, and lobbyists, experts and students. http://www.europarltv.europa.eu.