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Corporate interests dominate group working on EU data law |
November 06, 2013
The European Commission's Expert Groups, which play a vital role in shaping E.U. policies and legislation, are dominated by corporate interests, according to a report released Wednesday.The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (Alter-EU), a coalition of 200 civil society groups, trade unions, academics and public affairs firms, examined the make up of all new Expert Groups established since September 2012.Expert Groups are advisory bodies that are supposed to provide input from all stakeholders in areas where the Commission lacks internal expertise, but the Alter-EU examination found that overall, 52 percent of seats were taken by representatives of big business, compared to 3 percent for small businesses (with fewer than 250 employees) and 3 percent for trade unions.Alter-EU's calculations exclude representatives of governments and focus entirely on places given to non-government stakeholders.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2061540/corporate-interests-dominate-group-working-on-eu-data-law.html#tk.rss_all
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