Greece

• Mandatory
• Narrow definition
• Law exists since 2021 including register but enforcement is very limited with only 17 registrations so far.
• Register Scope: Legislative and Executive
• Register categories: Identification, areas of interests
• Limited Information provided
• Public access
• Code of Conduct
• Independent authority overseeing activities.

Rules to regulate lobbying are in force but progress to implement an effective register has been slow.

Luxembourg

• Partially mandatory
• Broad definition
• Only applies to Parliament- Extremely limited information
• Register: Scope Legislative
• Register categories: Ientification, legal form, purpose, name of third party
• Public access

Luxembourg needs to evaluate the implementation of the new legislation on lobbying the Parliament and the functionality of the transparency register and ensure that it meets the necessary transparency requirements set out in Parliament's rules of procedures.

European Union

Netherlands

Germany

Poland

Spain

• No rules
• Draft lobbying on the verge of being adopted in previous legislature including register, broad definition, code of conduct and publication of lobby interctions. It is unclear how the new government will proceeed. Note that some regional authorities have adopted advanced regulations on lobbying. These could serve as a model for any future national legislation.
• No register.

Recommendation

Italy

Mandatory

1. Austria
2. Cyprus
3. Finland
4. France
5. Germany
6. Greece
7. Ireland
8. Poland

Partially Mandatory

1. EU
2. Italy
3. Lithuania
4. Luxembourg
5. Slovenia

Voluntary