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Legitimacy In Lobbying: Interest Representation vs Own-Interest Representation
About five weeks ago, I took part in a debate concerning the legitimacy and efficiency of lobbying in the EU. I had never really given this issue enormous ideological and ontological attention, which...
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The EU Transparency Register for lobbying. Not a success, not a failure: work...
On a dozy night in Maastricht, with the end of my university life in sight and the start of the working life approaching, I decided to watch the movie Brussels Business. The movie is a thrilling piece...
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Commission Expert Groups: Behind closed doors and under the carpet
To continue the debate started by Andrea on transparency, I would like to draw your attention to Commission experts groups. They don’t ring a bell? That’s to be expected; they have been staying in the...
View ArticleWhy public affairs does not equal lobbying
According to Public Affairs Council President Doug Pinkham, “public affairs is the most important function that nobody understands”. It is certainly much easier to walk into a party and introduce...
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Registration is not (yet) mandatory but transparency is
A title with a bracket does not look good. It neither raises a question, nor makes a strong statement. Though, it seems to me to serve the purpose of an article which briefly takes stock of the review...
View ArticleAmCham EU at forefront for a Transparency Register
I am amazed by the inability of this Juncker Commission to solve problems, big or small. How do we classify the problem of the Transparency Register? A small issue perhaps, but with big consequences in...
View ArticleContrary to popular opinion, business lobbyists are less effective than NGOs
This title summarises an important study carried out in 2015-16 by three professors at the London School of Economics (LSE) with a specific focus on consumer protection and the environment. The...
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