Preliminary communication
FREEDOM TO PROVIDE LOBBYING SERVICES IN THE INTERNAL MARKET – A REGULATORY CHALLENGE FOR EU MEMBER STATES
Kristijan Poljanec
orcid.org/0000-0002-4912-1335
; Faculty of Economics & Business University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Lobbying profession comes face to face with issue of its legal defi ning. Considering the increasing role of lobbyists in decision-making processes at the EU level, lack or heterogeneity of national legal solutions in the area of provision of lobbying services seems to be quite a problem for persons engaged in those activities. Paper deals with issues of single defi nition of lobbying. Paper analyses sources of EU law related to provision of lobbying services. Paper deals with problem of lack of harmonised regulation of lobbying profession in the EU Member States. Aim of the paper is to investigate are there any special provisions on lobbying services at the EU level. Aim of this paper is also to investigate how does lack of regulation of lobbying influence provision of lobbying services. Reconciling different legal approaches seems as a challenge for EU Member States. Paper concludes that lack of harmonised regulation at the EU level can be deterrent for provision of lobbying services and can decrease the level of transparency in decision making processes.
Keywords
lobbying; freedom to provide services; EU; harmonisation
Hrčak ID:
134843
URI
Publication date:
1.12.2014.
Visits: 1.248 *