As we have told in the past weeks, we go to Brussels, the European Parliament, invited by the parliamentary group of the Greens / European Free Alliance. Investigative journalists Rafael Carrasco, Joaquín Vidal and Miguel Jara, three days we will be making presentations of books dealers health Conspiracies and toxic and participating in the seminar Lobbies in Europe. The next day, April 15 between 9 am and 10 pm in the Restaurant of Deputies of the Parliament in Brussels, we will talk about how they industrial pressure groups or lobbies of the most representative sectors such as pharmaceuticals, nuclear energy , GM, toxic chemicals, mobile phones and electromagnetic pollution or builder and real estate. 
The event, which will be presented by the English Green MEP David Hammerstein, coincides with the opinion that the Parliament is making to Transparency Initiative in Europe , the first regulations on the role of business lobbies in continental politics and has been developed by the European Commission Vice-President, Estonian Siim Kallas.
The event, which will be presented by the English Green MEP David Hammerstein, coincides with the opinion that the Parliament is making to Transparency Initiative in Europe , the first regulations on the role of business lobbies in continental politics and has been developed by the European Commission Vice-President, Estonian Siim Kallas. After several delays and numerous pressures from the associations of lobbyists, the European Parliament will vote on the Stubb report Initiative Kallas, on 8 May, in plenary. Be the first time that the European Parliament plenary session devoted to this institution and the first time that the controversial role of corporate lobbyists occupy the agenda Community institutions. 
European Parliament itself created in the late 90's, a register of lobbyists accredited to the Parliament by a full access card, including full and commissions, to their units. According to data of Parliament today are 4,435 officially registered lobbyists in the Parliament, which, with a capacity of 732 seats, giving a ratio of six lobbyists per member!
European Parliament itself created in the late 90's, a register of lobbyists accredited to the Parliament by a full access card, including full and commissions, to their units. According to data of Parliament today are 4,435 officially registered lobbyists in the Parliament, which, with a capacity of 732 seats, giving a ratio of six lobbyists per member! commonly accepted informal estimates, only in Brussels, the capital of the European Union, operates about 2,000 lobbies which employ between 15,000 and 20,000 "lobbyists", spread by the departments of "regulatory issues" of multinational corporations, business associations, NGOs, public relations agencies, consultants "public affairs", law firms and institutes of ideas or think tanks .
According to the Observatory of European corporations (CEO), an anti-lobbies foundation based in Amsterdam (Netherlands), about 200 multinationals have opened an office in the vicinity of the European Commission or the Parliament to deal with these issues their business.
According to the Observatory of European corporations (CEO), an anti-lobbies foundation based in Amsterdam (Netherlands), about 200 multinationals have opened an office in the vicinity of the European Commission or the Parliament to deal with these issues their business.
No great company that claims to sell their products in international markets no longer has any representation in Brussels. This same association estimates that corporate spending lobbismo in the Belgian capital in excess of 1,000 million euros a year, a figure really dizzy but not too surprising when you consider that the oil company BP and the cigarette company Philip Morris, rental offices in the Schuman Square (the square where is located the European Commission) were the modest annual cost figure of 300 euros per square meter. 
For these reasons, the European Commission has launched its European Transparency Initiative, which, inter alia, proposes to limit the activities of these professionals hired by corporations to political institutions, a voluntary register of lobbyists and lobbyists and incentives to publicize its activities, nature and funding.
For these reasons, the European Commission has launched its European Transparency Initiative, which, inter alia, proposes to limit the activities of these professionals hired by corporations to political institutions, a voluntary register of lobbyists and lobbyists and incentives to publicize its activities, nature and funding. The proposal, drafted by European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Siim Kallas, has been flatly rejected by the associations of lobbyists, but even so, approval is expected this spring. Both
toxic Conspiracies as health dealers are the first documents in book form that delve into those connections of policies affecting the environment and human health and the pressure most powerful economic sectors. Are serving also to revive the debate on the role of lobbyists or pressure groups in the English government's policies of various regions and the EU institutions that affect the environment and health of citizens. 
Following the presentation of books, Miguel Jara will join the seminar:
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DEMOCRACY? CORPORATE INFLUENCE ON
EU POLICIES
A seminar on lobbying in Europe
It will host a conference between 10.00-10:20 a.m. on how to operate the pharmaceutical lobbies, electromagnetic pollution, ceramic, atomic energy or petrochemicals.
Following the presentation of books, Miguel Jara will join the seminar: WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DEMOCRACY? CORPORATE INFLUENCE ON
EU POLICIES
A seminar on lobbying in Europe
It will host a conference between 10.00-10:20 a.m. on how to operate the pharmaceutical lobbies, electromagnetic pollution, ceramic, atomic energy or petrochemicals.
In effect, this seminar has the good sense to question whether we live in a democracy when most of the decisions made by European politicians and citizens affected are determined by large companies and economic sectors.
More info about the books:
Laura Fernandez (Conspiracies toxic) 914 230 328
Monica Bertran (health Dealers) 933 011 723
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