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Anti-lobbyist demo in Brussels: the role played by pressure groups in Brussels has been a bone of contention for many years (Photo: EUobserver)

Commission criticises think-tanks over lobby register

Europe's anti-fraud commissioner, Siim Kallas, criticised EU think-tanks in Brussels on Friday (17 April) for failing to sign up to the European Commission's register of lobbyists.

The lobby register lists the names of organisations that attempt to influence European legislation, their stated aims and funding sources amongst other details, but Brussels lobbyists - numbering an estimated 15,000 - do no...

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Anti-lobbyist demo in Brussels: the role played by pressure groups in Brussels has been a bone of contention for many years (Photo: EUobserver)

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