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He also argued that the commission would have difficulty gaining agreement on defining who a lobbyist is: "If you are a Socialist, business is the lobbyist; but if you are a Christian Democrat, NGOs like Greenpeace are the lobbyists."[http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050308-112441-4953r.htm] | He also argued that the commission would have difficulty gaining agreement on defining who a lobbyist is: "If you are a Socialist, business is the lobbyist; but if you are a Christian Democrat, NGOs like Greenpeace are the lobbyists."[http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050308-112441-4953r.htm] | ||
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Revision as of 08:07, 21 July 2005
In response to the growing influence of the lobbying and public relations industries there have been calls for greater regulation and disclosure on what they do on behalf of their clients.
Following calls by Eurpean Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas for greater regulation of the lobbying industry David Earnshaw, the managing director of the Brussels office of Burson-Marsteller subsidiary BKSH & Associates, argued self-regulation was sufficient. "If you regulate strictly, the people who get hurt are the little people -- the people who do not have a voice -- not the people who can bend the rules," he told the Washington Times. [1]
He also argued that the commission would have difficulty gaining agreement on defining who a lobbyist is: "If you are a Socialist, business is the lobbyist; but if you are a Christian Democrat, NGOs like Greenpeace are the lobbyists."[2]
Other sourcewatch articles
European Public Affairs Consultancies Association (EPACA) Eulobby.net Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP)
External links
- Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd,
"Lobbyists", September 28, 1987 (updated 1989).(This is a detailed review of the evolution of the practice of lobbying in the U.S. with some material on its regulation).
- Gareth Harding, "Analysis: Reining in EU lobbyists", Washington Times, March 8, 2005.
