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The Commission’s advisory groups provide expert advice on specific issues, which is often used to shape new policies or even to form the backbone of new legislation. The Commission’s reliance on advice from big business within these groups has been criticised, with MEPs urging action to ensure more balance.

ALTER-EU urges MEPs to demand real change in Commission's expert groups

ALTER-EU, together with the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (AK), the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) and the European Public Services Union (EPSU) today sent a letter to MEPs in the Budget committee urging them to vote against a new demand from the Commission to lift the reserve on 20% of the budget for expert groups on Thursday 6 September.

LetterBUDGexpertgroups04.10.12.pdf
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VIDEO PRESS CONFERENCE: Who's driving the agenda at DG Enterprise?

Publication date: 
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Launch event of the report ALTER-EU report: Who's driving the agenda at DG Enterprise?

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EU-Experten fest im Unternehmensgriff

Publication date: 
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Author: 
RUTH REICHSTEIN
Media title: 
Die Tageszeitung (TAZ.de)
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Die Beratergruppen der EU-Kommission werden von der privaten Wirtschaft dominiert. Dabei ginge es aber nicht um „politische Entscheidungen“, sagen die Politiker.

Link to original article: 
http://www.taz.de/Lobbyismus-in-Bruessel-/!97053/
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EU policymaking 'captured' by big business

Publication date: 
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Author: 
Martin Banks
Media title: 
Parliament Magazine
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A new report says that industry experts and corporate lobbyists have "captured" key areas of policy advice within the European commission.

Link to original article: 
http://www.theparliament.com/latest-news/article/newsarticle/eu-policymaking-captured-by-big-business/
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NGOs denounce over-representation of industry

Publication date: 
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Author: 
Ophélie Spanneut
Media title: 
EUROPOLITICS
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Two-thirds of the advisory groups that work with the European Commission's DG Enterprise and Industry are dominated by big business interests that hold at least half the non-governmental seats.

Link to original article: 
http://www.europolitics.info/ngos-denounce-over-representation-of-industry-art339638.html
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