EU urged to put curbs on lawmakers taking lobbying jobs
Brussels
THE European Parliament must bar departing members from moving directly to lobbying former colleagues, Transparency International said on Tuesday after finding dozens of ex-MEPs had taken jobs with lobbyists.
Citing France and Canada as models for the supervision of the risks from "revolving doors" - when officials and elected representatives move between the public and private sector - the watchdog group also called on the European Commission, the EU executive, to tighten its own rules after a recent controversy.
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