Corporate lobbying in the European Community

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The car industry uses several channels to lobby the European Commission, with large companies lobbying individually as well as part of a group. Euro-groups representing car manufacturers' interests have been reformed to make them more authoritative and to prevent any one company from blocking group decisions. Large companies now exercise greater control over these groups which are the preferred point of contact for Commission officials. While recognizing the need for collective action, nine car manufacturers have established offices in Brussels, Belgium, to facilitate the process of lobbying officials on their own account.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Political activity, Automobile industry, Corporations, Trade and professional associations, Professional associations, Trade associations

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European level business collective action: the study agenda ahead

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The concept that competition and collaboration are mutually exclusive terms have been disproved in the European economic context by the formation of business organizations. These take the form of federations of societies, direct memberships and also informal and ad hoc alliances. Alternative organizations are also formed in response to the exclusive membership rules. Factors which motivate the formation of business fora include the need for information and desire to influence certain policies. Further research is needed to establish the role of product cycles, the market and regulations.

Competition (Economics), International trade, Associations, Industry, Industries, Cooperation (Economics), Cooperation, European Economic Community

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The management of interest representation in the European Union

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Interest representation is projected to generate more advantages than disadvantages for EU institutions. Advantages involving providing information, issues resolution among institutions and legitimating the policy process support self-regulation greater than what the EC initially planned. However, more resources are needed to address the problems generated by policy development.

Research, European Union. European Commission, Representative government and representation, Representative government

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