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Just to be clear I'm not saying it's not a problem, but: > 249 meetings! The parliament alone has more then 700 members, idk. if 249 for one of the largest te

Just to be clear I'm not saying it's not a problem, but: > 249 meetings! The parliament alone has more then 700 members, idk. if 249 for one of the largest tech companies is really that bad. The problem are less the number of meetings but a lot of other things around it.

belter 5y ago
Make that actually 260 meetings....sometimes 12 times with the same persons. Full PDF List here: https://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do;TRPUBLIC-ID-prod=wtcEHkTzIZ1Lhj_I-rxrHywzRl7GYqDX9aAd-LdUBNLOFnQN2xeV!665720404?id=03181945560-59&pdf=true https://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultatio...
estaseuropano 5y ago
50000 staff, a dozen different institutions... Really not a high number.
- dathinab 5y ago
  I don't think the meetings with the staff are a thing or are reported on. But I could be wrong.
- belter 5y ago
  They are not meeting with the commissioner for fishing so this is not to be divided equally between all departments :-) This represents a meeting every week, for 5 years in a row. There are 27 EU countries, and approximately 25 million active enterprises in the EU. Not all these companies are of the same size but for large companies you have more than 25,000. That is a large footprint. Are these EU officers able to cope with all that and still provide so much attention to a few companies ? "Lobbyists and Bureaucrats in Brussels: Capitalism’s Brokers" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326878033_Lobbyists_and_Bureaucrats_in_Brussels_Capitalism's_Brokers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326878033_Lobbyists... "...With over 30,000 lobbyists in town, Brussels is often called the European capital of lobbying. Despite this, little is known on how this political system works in practice. This book offers an unprecedented window into the everyday relationships between bureaucrats and interest representatives. Where the media only shows lobbyists as they meet MEPs and submit amendments, the book argues that the bulk of their work is done in close contact with EU bureaucrats - a form of 'quiet politics' developed by the business community, targeting officials with little public exposure..."

belter 5y ago

Make that actually 260 meetings....sometimes 12 times with the same persons. Full PDF List here: https://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/displaylobbyist.do;TRPUBLIC-ID-prod=wtcEHkTzIZ1Lhj_I-rxrHywzRl7GYqDX9aAd-LdUBNLOFnQN2xeV!665720404?id=03181945560-59&pdf=true https://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultatio...

estaseuropano 5y ago

50000 staff, a dozen different institutions... Really not a high number.

dathinab 5y ago
I don't think the meetings with the staff are a thing or are reported on. But I could be wrong.
belter 5y ago
They are not meeting with the commissioner for fishing so this is not to be divided equally between all departments :-) This represents a meeting every week, for 5 years in a row. There are 27 EU countries, and approximately 25 million active enterprises in the EU. Not all these companies are of the same size but for large companies you have more than 25,000. That is a large footprint. Are these EU officers able to cope with all that and still provide so much attention to a few companies ? "Lobbyists and Bureaucrats in Brussels: Capitalism’s Brokers" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326878033_Lobbyists_and_Bureaucrats_in_Brussels_Capitalism's_Brokers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326878033_Lobbyists... "...With over 30,000 lobbyists in town, Brussels is often called the European capital of lobbying. Despite this, little is known on how this political system works in practice. This book offers an unprecedented window into the everyday relationships between bureaucrats and interest representatives. Where the media only shows lobbyists as they meet MEPs and submit amendments, the book argues that the bulk of their work is done in close contact with EU bureaucrats - a form of 'quiet politics' developed by the business community, targeting officials with little public exposure..."