Key dates

The Transparency Register builds on previous initiatives by the European Parliament and the European Commission. The Register of Interest Representatives (set up by the Commission in 2008) was expanded into a Transparency Register in 2011, when Parliament joined the initiative.

2015 – New version of Transparency Register launched

2014 – Revised Interinstitutional Agreement on the Transparency Register - Press release

2014 – European Parliament decision modifying the Interinstitutional Agreement on the Transparency Register

2013 – Review process

2012 – Commission's Transparency portal launched - Press release

2011 – First Transparency Register launched; Interinstitutional Agreement - Press release

2011 – Interinstitutional Agreement on a common Transparency Register - Parliament decision

2008 – Commission's Register of Interest Representatives launched - Press release

2008 – Development of the framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions - Parliament resolution

2007 – Code of Conduct for Interest Representatives - Consultation

2006 – European Transparency Initiative - Green paper

2005 – Proposal for a new European Transparency Initiative - Communication

1993 – An open and structured dialogue between the Commission and special interest groups - Communication