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According to its website , the Commission recognizes that lobbying is a legitimate, even essential part of democratic decision making, whether it is carried out by public affairs consultancies, private companies, NGOs, law firms, think tanks or trade...
Washington Post has an article today on President Obama scolding business groups that have fought his plan to create a new federal agency (Consumer Financial Protection Agency) to oversee mortgages, credit cards and other consumer financial products,...
On October 6, 2009, the Council of the European Union publicized its draft conclusions on Better Regulation for the 3-4 December 2009 Competitiveness Council. The text of these conclusions is available here . In its draft conclusions, the Council acknowledges...
On September 14, 2009, the European Ombudsman appeared before the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament to present the Annual Report for the year 2008. The presentation is available here . According to the presentation, the Ombudsman closed...
On September 14, 2009, the European Commission issued a Report to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the application and effectiveness of the directive on strategic environmental...