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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 lose relationship between corporate lobbyista 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==
 
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*[[EPPA]]
 
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*[[Houston Consulting]]
 
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==Further reading==
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BBC Radio Four, File On Four, documentary on EU lobbying
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issues (broadcast 22 November 2005) Transcript: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/22_11_05_lobbying.pdf

Revision as of 10:59, 6 December 2005

The European Union is increasingly at the forefront of neoliberal reforms in Europe. Much of this is taken forward as a result of the lose relationship between corporate lobbyista and European civil servants. Corporate lobbyists now outnumber EC officials by a factor of about 5 to one, according to conservative estimates.

Lobbying industry organisations

Peak Business Associations

Front Groups

Policy planning lobby groups

Think tanks

Trade press

Academic connections

Foundations

Friedrich Ebert Foundation

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