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Juncker-Verhofstadt: Lobbies and groups of interests in the EU are unavoidable!
"This was probably the final conclusion that came from the debate for the presidency of the EU at the end through the question from the moderator Monica Maggioni. The answer by the head of the European Greens, Ska Keller, who seems to have a special sensitivity on this matter, was also quite revealing.Keller said clearly that the lobbies in EU are so deeply involved in various decisions that there are times when their representatives forget to remove the headlines with the names of the companies on the amendments in Brussels' corridors! She also said that lobbies spend millions in order to influence lawmakers and commissioners. This is the picture of Europe today, further details are obviously unnecessary."
[link:http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2014/05/juncker-verhofstadt-lobbies-and-groups.html|
