EU watchdog questions commission’s secretive ‘Reality Checks’ with corporate lobbyists

Exempt from transparency rules, the EU Commission's new so-called "Reality Checks" consultations are often attended only by lobbyists yet have shaped major deregulation proposals. Now the EU Ombudsman wants answers.

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EU watchdog questions commission’s secretive ‘Reality Checks’ with corporate lobbyists

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