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+ | The European Union is increasingly at the forefront of neoliberal reforms in Europe. Much of this is taken forward as a result of the close relationship between corporate lobbyists and European civil servants. Corporate lobbyists now outnumber EC officials by a factor of about 5 to one, according to conservative estimates. | ||
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==Lobbying industry organisations== | ==Lobbying industry organisations== | ||
+ | *[[Association Francaise des Conseils en Affaires Publique]] | ||
*[[European Public Affairs Consultants Association]] | *[[European Public Affairs Consultants Association]] | ||
*[[EUlobby.net]] | *[[EUlobby.net]] | ||
*[[Society of European Affairs Professionals]] - SEAP | *[[Society of European Affairs Professionals]] - SEAP | ||
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==Peak Business Associations== | ==Peak Business Associations== | ||
− | + | *[[European Civil Society Groups]] | |
+ | *[[European Chemical Industry Council]] CEFIC | ||
+ | *[[European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations]] | ||
*[[European Roundtable of Industrialists]] - ERT | *[[European Roundtable of Industrialists]] - ERT | ||
*[[European Services Forum]] | *[[European Services Forum]] | ||
− | *[[Trans | + | *[[Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue]] |
*[[UNICE]] | *[[UNICE]] | ||
+ | *[[International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)]] | ||
==Front Groups== | ==Front Groups== | ||
*[[Bromine Science and Environment Forum]] | *[[Bromine Science and Environment Forum]] | ||
+ | *[[Campaign for Creativity]] | ||
+ | *[[European Partnership for Energy and the Environment]] | ||
− | ==Trade | + | ==Policy planning lobby groups== |
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+ | *[[European Corporate Governance Institute]] | ||
+ | *[[European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum]] | ||
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+ | ==Think Tanks== | ||
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+ | *[[Afidora]] | ||
+ | *[[Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory]] | ||
+ | *[[Centre for the New Europe]] [http://www.cne-network.org/] | ||
+ | *[[Civita]] [http://www.civita.no/civ.php?mod=content&id=6] | ||
+ | *[[Copenhagen Institute]] [http://www.coin.dk/] | ||
+ | *[[European Science and Environment Forum]] | ||
+ | *[[Edmund Burke Foundation]] [http://www.burkestichting.nl/] | ||
+ | *[[Studienzentrum Weikersheim]] | ||
+ | *[[Federation of European Employers]] [http://www.fedee.com/] | ||
+ | *[[Istituto Bruno Leoni]] | ||
+ | *[[Libres]] [http://www.libres.org/] | ||
+ | *[[Open Republic Institute]] [http://www.openrepublic.org/] | ||
+ | *[http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/ Real Instituto Elcano] | ||
+ | *[http://www.case.com.pl CASE - the Center for Social and Economic Research] | ||
+ | *[[Timbro]] [http://www.timbro.com/] | ||
+ | *The [[Centre for European Policy Studies]] (CEPS) | ||
+ | *The [[European Policy Centre]] (EPC) | ||
+ | *[[Friends of Europe]] | ||
+ | *[[Health Consumer Powerhouse]] | ||
+ | *[[Institut Economique Molinari]] | ||
+ | *[[Institut Hayek]] | ||
+ | *[[Institut Thomas More Brussels]] | ||
+ | *The [[International Council for Capital Formation]] | ||
+ | *The [[International Policy Network]] | ||
+ | *The [[Lisbon Council]] | ||
+ | *[[New Defence Agenda]] | ||
+ | *The [[Stockholm Network]] | ||
+ | *[[Tech Central Station]] | ||
+ | *[[Transatlantic Institute]] | ||
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+ | ==Trade Press== | ||
*[[Public Affairs Newsletter]] | *[[Public Affairs Newsletter]] | ||
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*[[Robin Pedler]] | *[[Robin Pedler]] | ||
*[[Tom Spencer]] | *[[Tom Spencer]] | ||
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+ | ==Foundations== | ||
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+ | *[[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]] | ||
==Key lobbyists== | ==Key lobbyists== | ||
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*[[Elaine Cruikshanks]] | *[[Elaine Cruikshanks]] | ||
*[[David Earnshaw]] | *[[David Earnshaw]] | ||
+ | *[[Christian De Fouloy]] | ||
*[[Gerry Wade]] | *[[Gerry Wade]] | ||
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==EU lobbying consultancies== | ==EU lobbying consultancies== | ||
*[[Bruce Naughton Wade]] | *[[Bruce Naughton Wade]] | ||
+ | *[[Burson Marstellar]] | ||
+ | *[[Edelman]] | ||
*[[EPPA]] | *[[EPPA]] | ||
+ | *[[Houston Consulting]] | ||
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+ | ==Further reading== | ||
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+ | BBC Radio Four, File On Four, documentary on EU lobbying | ||
+ | issues (broadcast 22 November 2005) Transcript: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/22_11_05_lobbying.pdf | ||
+ | [[Category:Lobbying]] |
Latest revision as of 21:33, 29 April 2008
The European Union is increasingly at the forefront of neoliberal reforms in Europe. Much of this is taken forward as a result of the close relationship between corporate lobbyists and European civil servants. Corporate lobbyists now outnumber EC officials by a factor of about 5 to one, according to conservative estimates.
Contents
Lobbying industry organisations
- Association Francaise des Conseils en Affaires Publique
- European Public Affairs Consultants Association
- EUlobby.net
- Society of European Affairs Professionals - SEAP
Peak Business Associations
- European Civil Society Groups
- European Chemical Industry Council CEFIC
- European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations
- European Roundtable of Industrialists - ERT
- European Services Forum
- Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue
- UNICE
- International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
Front Groups
- Bromine Science and Environment Forum
- Campaign for Creativity
- European Partnership for Energy and the Environment
Policy planning lobby groups
Think Tanks
- Afidora
- Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory
- Centre for the New Europe [1]
- Civita [2]
- Copenhagen Institute [3]
- European Science and Environment Forum
- Edmund Burke Foundation [4]
- Studienzentrum Weikersheim
- Federation of European Employers [5]
- Istituto Bruno Leoni
- Libres [6]
- Open Republic Institute [7]
- Real Instituto Elcano
- CASE - the Center for Social and Economic Research
- Timbro [8]
- The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- The European Policy Centre (EPC)
- Friends of Europe
- Health Consumer Powerhouse
- Institut Economique Molinari
- Institut Hayek
- Institut Thomas More Brussels
- The International Council for Capital Formation
- The International Policy Network
- The Lisbon Council
- New Defence Agenda
- The Stockholm Network
- Tech Central Station
- Transatlantic Institute
Trade Press
Academic connections
Foundations
Key lobbyists
EU lobbying consultancies
Further reading
BBC Radio Four, File On Four, documentary on EU lobbying issues (broadcast 22 November 2005) Transcript: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/22_11_05_lobbying.pdf