European Union Lobbying

This book presents 14 case studies of lobbying campaigns recently directed towards influencing policy and decisions in the EU, and illustrates the effects of recent wideranging change. Treaty revisions have modified the decision-making process and balance of power between the EU institutions. Company lobbying has changed as cross-border mergers have concentrated their activity. The balance of power between member state governments and their devolved regions has shifted, and the regions are increasingly active players. The ability of NGOs to take a recognised part in policy formulation has increased and this change is accelerating. The included cases have been selected to illustrate the range of interest groups who lobby, and to broaden the coverage of lobbying cases in Europe.

'This book...is required reading for the 21st century European business executive.' - Nicole Guye, European Business Journal

CHRISTOPHER BOYD Senior Vice President, Environment and Public Affairs at LafargeASUNCION CAPARROS Senior Manager in the Brussels office of ABNAmroSONIA CASINO-DIAZ Partner in Adamson-BSMG Worldwide in BrusselsANDREJ DRAPAL Partner in Pristop Communications, leader of Public Affairs Practice in Pristop and President of the Lobby Association within the Public Relations Society of SloveniaCHRISTOPHER FISHER Consultant to the Eurogroup for Animal WelfareJUSTIN GREENWOOD Jean Monnet and University Professor of European Public Policy at the Robert Gordon University, AberdeenTOMAZ ILESIE is currently preparing for his bar exam as a stagiare at the High Court of LjubljanaSTUART KEWLEY Director of the Postgraduate Diploma Course in European Studies, Oxford UniversityTONY LONG Director of the WWF European Policy Office and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, BrugesWIM MIJS Vice President, European Relations in the Brussels office of ABNAmroJULIAN OLIVER Director-General of the International Express Carriers ConferenceIRENA PETERLIN Adviser to Executive Board of Directors at Slovenian SteelworksSUSAN POINTER Head of Policy in the Confederation of British Industry's Brussels office, and also teaches at the ECPABLIAM SLATER Climate and Development Coordinator for the Climate Change Campaign, WWFSTEPHAN SINGER Head of the European Climate and Energy Policy Unit at WWFINEKE VAN DER STORM Director of ECONcept, a socially and environmentally engaged consultancy for strategies in economic and ecological developmentLAURENTIEN VAN ORANJE-NASSAU Partner in Adamson-BSMG Worldwide in BrusselsDEJAN VERCIC Partner in Pristop, the leading political consultancy in Ljubljana, Slovenia