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:Count Zygmunt Tyszkiewicz... was born in Warsaw and naturalised British in 1955, served as an officer in the XII Royal Lancers before embarking on a highly successful career with [[Shell]]. He began by handling Shell's affairs in the French-speaking African region, and went on to become General manager of Shell and BP Tanzania. From 1979, he was managing director of Shell companies in Greece, where he became involved in the politics of business, twice being elected President of the Greek Oil Industry. Then in 1985 he took up the post of General-Secretary of [[UNICE]], a post he occupied for 12 years. While Secretary General, Mr Tyszkiewicz created cohesion among great diversity of UNICE members and made the organisation heard, understood and often supported by European Union institutions.<ref>RGYou, [http://www.rgu.ac.uk/files/RGYouFeb2001.pdf Graduation December 2000] The Internal Newsletter of the Robert Gordon University, Volume 4, Issue 1, January / February 2001.</ref> | :Count Zygmunt Tyszkiewicz... was born in Warsaw and naturalised British in 1955, served as an officer in the XII Royal Lancers before embarking on a highly successful career with [[Shell]]. He began by handling Shell's affairs in the French-speaking African region, and went on to become General manager of Shell and BP Tanzania. From 1979, he was managing director of Shell companies in Greece, where he became involved in the politics of business, twice being elected President of the Greek Oil Industry. Then in 1985 he took up the post of General-Secretary of [[UNICE]], a post he occupied for 12 years. While Secretary General, Mr Tyszkiewicz created cohesion among great diversity of UNICE members and made the organisation heard, understood and often supported by European Union institutions.<ref>RGYou, [http://www.rgu.ac.uk/files/RGYouFeb2001.pdf Graduation December 2000] The Internal Newsletter of the Robert Gordon University, Volume 4, Issue 1, January / February 2001.</ref> | ||
| + | ==Opposition to lobbying transparency== | ||
| + | In a written response to an invitation by the Standards Committee of the [[Scottish Parliament]] to comment on the statutory registration of commercial lobbyists Professor [[Justin Greenwood]] stated on 16 July 2001: | ||
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| + | :The requirements of paragraph 21 will certainly keep a number of administrators employed at public expense, but will the public interest be served by this purpose? '[[Public Choice]]' theory suggests that administrators seek to expand their activities in search of careers, status, control and jobs, and in doing so may contravene the interests of the taxpayer and citizen, and restrict the autonomy of other professionals. In short, the public choice tradition suggests there is a tendancy for administrators to find things to do which impose burdens on others and which are not always in the wider public interest, or the stakeholders of the domains in which they operate. | ||
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| + | :In sum, the proposals seem unduly directed at one type of lobbyist for reasons that are unstated, and as such raise their own injustices. They appear to serve no public interest goal and may even damage it.<ref>Prof. Justin Greenwood, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/65508410/Greenwood-Evidence-on-Lobbying-2001 Statutory Registration of Commercial Lobbyists], 16 July 2001.</ref> | ||
==Resources, Publications, Contact, Notes== | ==Resources, Publications, Contact, Notes== | ||
* Corporate Europe Observer [http://archive.corporateeurope.org/observer12/greenwood.html Academia: a partner for advancing the corporate agenda?] ''Corporate Europe Observer'' Issue 12, August 2002. | * Corporate Europe Observer [http://archive.corporateeurope.org/observer12/greenwood.html Academia: a partner for advancing the corporate agenda?] ''Corporate Europe Observer'' Issue 12, August 2002. | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 19 September 2011
Justin Greenwood is Professor of European Public Policy at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, and a visiting Professor at the College of Europe.[1]
Corporate lobbyist Zygmunt Tyszkiewicz formerly of UNICE receiving his honorary Degree at Robert Gordon University in December 2000. Behind him is Justin Greenwood whose academic specialism is 'EU interest representation' or lobbying.
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Links with EU corporate lobbyists
According to the newsletter RGYou:
- Count Zygmunt Tyszkiewicz... was born in Warsaw and naturalised British in 1955, served as an officer in the XII Royal Lancers before embarking on a highly successful career with Shell. He began by handling Shell's affairs in the French-speaking African region, and went on to become General manager of Shell and BP Tanzania. From 1979, he was managing director of Shell companies in Greece, where he became involved in the politics of business, twice being elected President of the Greek Oil Industry. Then in 1985 he took up the post of General-Secretary of UNICE, a post he occupied for 12 years. While Secretary General, Mr Tyszkiewicz created cohesion among great diversity of UNICE members and made the organisation heard, understood and often supported by European Union institutions.[2]
Opposition to lobbying transparency
In a written response to an invitation by the Standards Committee of the Scottish Parliament to comment on the statutory registration of commercial lobbyists Professor Justin Greenwood stated on 16 July 2001:
- The requirements of paragraph 21 will certainly keep a number of administrators employed at public expense, but will the public interest be served by this purpose? 'Public Choice' theory suggests that administrators seek to expand their activities in search of careers, status, control and jobs, and in doing so may contravene the interests of the taxpayer and citizen, and restrict the autonomy of other professionals. In short, the public choice tradition suggests there is a tendancy for administrators to find things to do which impose burdens on others and which are not always in the wider public interest, or the stakeholders of the domains in which they operate.
- In sum, the proposals seem unduly directed at one type of lobbyist for reasons that are unstated, and as such raise their own injustices. They appear to serve no public interest goal and may even damage it.[3]
Resources, Publications, Contact, Notes
- Corporate Europe Observer Academia: a partner for advancing the corporate agenda? Corporate Europe Observer Issue 12, August 2002.
- Justin Greenwood, Statutory Registration of Commercial Lobbyists, Evidence submitted to the lobbying consultation of the Standards Committee of the Scottish Parliament, 16 July 2001, Received by the Scottish Parliament 26 July 2001.
Resources
Publications
Contact
Notes
- ↑ Robert Gordon University Professor Justin Greenwood, Aberdeen Business School, accessed 19 September 2011
- ↑ RGYou, Graduation December 2000 The Internal Newsletter of the Robert Gordon University, Volume 4, Issue 1, January / February 2001.
- ↑ Prof. Justin Greenwood, Statutory Registration of Commercial Lobbyists, 16 July 2001.
