Brussels University debate about EU lobbying with ALTER-EU panelist

Publication date: 
Monday, April 2, 2012
EU interest representation
Start date: 
Mon, 2012-04-23 18:00
Location: 
Institute for European Studies Karel Van Miert Building Conference Room Rome Pleinlaan 5 1050 Brussels

With the MEP cash-for-amendments scandal still fresh in our minds and the launch of the Citizens’ Initiative imminent, this debate is timely.

Listen to and discuss with diverging voices about lobbying, transparency and democratic legitimacy in the EU. Special attention will be paid to the role of social media in interest representation.

Panel discussion and lecture part of the Mini Lecture Series on Interest Representation in the EU Internal Market of the 'Vrije Universiteit Brussel'.

Panel participants:

  • Mrs Caroline De Cock, Managing Director at N-Square Consulting and Lobbyplanet.eu
  • Mr Dan Hannan, Member of European Parliament
  • Mr Gerard Legris, Head of Unit on Transparency at the European Commission
  • Mr Yiorgos Vassalos, Researcher at the Corporate Europe Observatory and spokesperson of ALTER-EU for the campaign against corporate domination of the European Commission's expert groups

Register at: http://www.ies.be/content/registration-interest-representation-eu-internal-market

Campaign: 
Balanced expert groups