Lobbying the EU institutions
Briefing
18-06-2013
Lobbying at EU level has very specific characteristics. It can be assessed on both access to the decision-making process as well as the success of the lobbying activity. Besides the European Commission and Parliament's code of conduct for the Transparency Register, lobbying organisations have developed their own professional codes of conduct to regulate their activities. The main criticism of the current situation regarding lobbying is the lack of transparency. Meanwhile lobbying is considered a positive element by EU policy-makers insofar as it ensures the participation of social and economic actors in the policy-making process and provides useful information.
Briefing
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- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- business ethics
- business organisation
- conflict of interest
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- EU institution
- EU institutions and European civil service
- EUROPEAN UNION
- interest group
- labour law and labour relations
- political morality
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- transparency in decision-making