Ties between the European Commission and the tobacco industry have been hidden from public scrutiny in contravention to UN rules.
The findings, released on Monday (5 October) by European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly, point to long-held suspicions of corporate lawyers lobbying senior staff under the previous Commission steered by Jose Manuel Barroso.
She says that the Commission’s argument that it is transparent because it publishes materials upon access requests or on demand from MEPs...
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