De Slechtse 'Corporate Lobby' van 2005: stem!
nina - 08.12.2005 11:13
Kies nu wie de meest slechte 'corporate lobby' van 2005 heeft gevoerd in de EU! Stemming sluit op 13 december. Zie www.eulobbyaward.org
Jij mag zeggen wie van de 10 genomineerden (waaronder New Defence Agenda, ExxonMobil, Burson-Marsteller, en de European Services Forum) het verdient verkozen te worden als de meest manipulatieve, gewetenloze invloedspeddelaars van dit jaar!
Corporate Europe Observatory in association with LobbyControl, Spinwatch and Friends of the Earth Europe invites you to vote for this year’s most offensive case of corporate lobbying in EU capital Brussels.
Backed by almost a billion euros per year, over 10,000 corporate lobbyists roam the corridors of power in Brussels. Ever more inventive and often problematic ways of gaining influence are gaining ground. Pretending to be concerned environmentalists, buying science, funding anarcho-capitalist think-tanks, and securing first class treatment and access by EU bodies, powerful lobby groups manage to get their interests satisfied.
And more is yet to come. As lobbying veteran Daniel Guéguen put it: “in the future […] we will tend to adopt ever tougher lobbying strategies […] that will probably involve practices such as manipulation, destabilisation or disinformation.”
We bring you a sample of offensive lobbying practices, selected from our research and investigations throughout the year as well as media reports and other publications. Next year we welcome you the public to nominate your personal favourite cases of slippery spin and disinformation for The ‘Worst EU Lobbying’ Award 2006.
This is your opportunity to decide which of the ten cases deserves to be remembered as the most ruthless influence peddler, the fastest spinner of spin, the grand master of disguise, in short who will become the ‘Worst EU Lobbying’ Award 2005 champion.
The unhappy winner will be announced on December 14 in Brussels.
Naming and shaming is one way to discourage such controversial lobbying practices. The cases also highlight the need to establish new rules for European lobbying, like mandatory disclosure. Lobbyists should be obliged to tell the public who they are working for, what budget they are using and which policies they want to influence.
For more in depth information on EU lobbying, have a look at about the award and check out these websites:
www.corporateeurope.org
www.lobbycontrol.de
www.foeeurope.org
www.spinwatch.org
www.alter-eu.org
 E-Mail: ceo@corporateeurope.org  Website: http://www.eulobbyaward.org
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