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Revision as of 22:06, 2 March 2006

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.

Lobbying industry organisations

Peak Business Associations

Front Groups

Policy planning lobby groups

Think Tanks

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