Greater transparency for the oil, gas, minerals and logging industry, filmmakers call on MEPs for protection and Croatia's nominee wins backing as Commissioner.

Corruption / Cultural rights / Commissioner confirmed

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Extractive industries involved in oil,  gas, minerals and logging

will have to disclose full details  of the payments they make to governments,

thanks to a law on transparency  adopted by the European Parliament.

In the past, corrupt officials  have pocketed millions,

the Parliament negotiator says it's already  having an effect beyond Europe's borders.

The pressure is on and we understand that  China is thinking of moving towards this.

We understand that our campaign groups  have taken such courage and such strength

from what we've done that they're now  campaigning in Australia, in Hong Kong

to ask for the 'listing' rules so that  you can only list on a stock exchange

if you comply  with the rules of transparency.

For campaigners in resource-rich  developing countries, it's a breakthrough.

The leaders we have can help themselves  without the citizens knowing.

It will allow us as citizens of these countries

to know what the extractive industry  brings to our states

and to ask our governments  for their accounts.

A group of major figures from Europe's  movie industry have been talking to MEPs

in a bid to ensure the creative arts  are not forgotten

in the investment and trade deal  being negotiated with the United States.

They want the EP  to help fight their corner

because, they say, their concerns  are being ignored by the Commission.

Mr Barroso, as I told the TV earlier and will  say again to you now, is a dangerous man.

It's great that we can talk in films  about ourselves,

that we can see US films  to see how things are there,

but they must also be able  to see how things are here.

Meet the latest addition  to the European Commission.

Neven Mimica has already faced MEPs  who questioned his plans for the mandate.

At a plenary session, his appointment  was confirmed overwhelmingly.

He'll be responsible for consumer policy

and will serve from 1st July  until 31st October next year,