The state's public data shows that private companies in Estonia are more involved in lobbying than civil society organizations (CSO), Carina Paju, member of NGO Transparency International Estonia (Korruptsioonivaba Eesti), writes in daily Eesti
State officials met more with private sector lobbyists than those from any other sector, over the past year, according to data whose collection the justice ministry made mandatory from last March. Meetings involving the third sector (NGOs) accounted
The Ministry of Justice, in cooperation with the NGO Transparency International Estonia, summarized the meetings of the state officials with lobbyists in 2021 and it became clear that most meetings were held at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. In total, 23 state agencies published data on more than 700 meetings. State officials meet most with the private sector, which accounted
The roundtables will convene Members of the Riigikogu, civil society, and international experts to raise awareness about and better understand policies and practices in the areas of lobbying and preventing conflicts of interest in legislative activities, with an aim to develop concrete recommendations as a logical follow-up to the guidelines adopted by the executive sector. Roundtables are co
The roundtables will convene Members of the Riigikogu, civil society, and international experts to raise awareness about and better understand policies and practices in the areas of lobbying and preventing conflicts of interest in legislative activities, with an aim to develop concrete recommendations as a logical follow-up to the guidelines adopted by the executive sector. Roundtables are co
Transparency International Estonia (TIE) has in cooperation with Transparency International carried our the first study concerning lobbying activities in Estonia. 19 European states participated in the study and the comparative report will be published in the beginning of 2015. The results for Estonia were published today in Tallinn.
The projects aim is enhancing transparency and enabling effective regulation of lobbying activities in the EU. The purpose of the project is to promote transparency and best practice in regulations, policies and practice on lobbying and related fields, such as conflict of interests and revolving