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ALDE to file lobbying bill. Tariceanu: There are all sorts of excesses concerning influence peddling

May 25, 2017

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) President Calin Popescu Tariceanu stated on Wednesday, after the party’s Executive Political Bureau meeting, that ALDE MPs will file a bill on lobbying, so that there would no longer be “all sorts of excesses” on various topics and influence peddling accusations. “The second bill we want to table – […]

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