How EU lobbying rules changed after the 2022 Qatargate scandal

AFP reports in The Economic Times that, after the 2022 Qatargate scandal, European Parliament members, commissioners and senior officials must publicly disclose meetings with lobbyists. The transparency register lists around 18,000 organizations, but critics say much of its self-reported data goes unchecked. Transparency International says commissioners and their cabinets held around 23,000 meetings with companies and trade groups since December 2024, compared with 5,300 with civil society.