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-organized by Transparency International Estonia (TI Estonia), the Anti-Corruption Select Committee of the Parliament of Estonia, and the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn.
Watch online on TI Estonia's Facebook page.
Roundtable Two. A Practical Approach to Lobby Transparency
Time: April 13 at 9:30-11:50 am (GMT +2, Tallinn)
As result of this roundtable, we aim to better understand specific examples of legislation and rules governing lobbying, preventing conflicts of interest in legislative activities, and enhancing parliamentary transparency. This roundtable will gather experts to discuss their national frameworks and how political will can be harnessed to promote reforms.
Agenda
9:30-9:35 Welcoming words & Summary of Roundtable One
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Select Committee
9:35-9:55 Shining light on the two sides of lobbying – the Council of Europe’s approach
Lioubov Samokhina, Senior Legal Adviser, GRECO
9:55-10:15 Landscape of Lobby Regulations across the Globe
Julio Bacio Terracino, Head of the Public Integrity Division, OECD
10:15-11:45 Understanding Different Approaches to Regulating Lobbying
- Lobbying in the EU and the Code of Ethics as a Self-Regulation Tool: the View of a Lobbyist. Matti Van Hecke (Head of Secretariat, European Public Affairs Consultancies' Association)
- National Regulation: Ireland. Anthony Murray (Standards in Public Office Commission of Ireland)
- Steps Towards Lobby Regulation in Finland. Niklas Wilhelmsson (Head of Democracy and Elections unit, Ministry of Justice of Finland)
11.45-11:50 Conclusion & Closing Remarks
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Select Committee
The recording of the previous roundtable is available HERE.