transparency

Diplohack Athens: Opening up the black box of Europe

08/04/201608/04/2016 ENstaff Diplohack Athens, Embassy of the Netherlands, hackathlon, Ireland, Orange Grove, transparency

Diplohack Athens is part of a series of hackathons organized all around Europe in the context of the Netherlands’ EU Presidency during the first semester of 2016.

econ/biz european union

Banks, tech and energy companies dominate EU lobbying

02/12/201501/12/2015 ENstaff corporations, EU, European Commission, European Union, lobbying, lobbyists, transparency

Over the last year, there have been over 7,000 meetings between high-level Commission officials and lobbyists. With 75% of the total, meetings with corporate lobbyists dominate the Commission’s agenda and tech, finance and energy companies take the lead.

interviews people

Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.