MEPs back mandatory lobby register

Europarl TV's Forum discusses the need for tougher rules for lobbyists and MEPs following the cash for amendments scandal, with MEPs: Monica Luisa Macovei (EPP), Libor Roucek (S&D), Alyn Smith (Greens - EFA) and Olivier Hoedeman from Corporate Europe Observatory.

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