La légitimité du lobbying dans l'UE

Sciences politiques | 13 pages | 14-03-2006 | Format : | Note : Non noté

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Résumé

Dissertation de 2000 mots en anglais, rédigée en université britannique. Elle analyse la nature des lobbys européens, leurs relations avec les institutions et les menaces qu'ils représentent pour la democracie. Celle-ci contient une bibliographie complète de deux pages, ainsi que de nombreuses citations toutes référencées. Le sujet en anglais est le suivant : Does interest representation enhance or undermine democracy in the EU?

Extrait:

The European Union (EU) presents the unique and singular characteristic to be a political union of democratic states , which was first established as an economic association . Therefore, economic sectors have been — for historical reasons — closely related to the EU institutions and have thus always been seeking to influence them, in order to protect their affairs. However, economic interests are ones among many, such as NGO's or associations. A number of these groups play a very significant part and have the power to highly influence the resolutions at the EU level.

This multiple and varied representation of interest might be regarded at first sight as a positive expression of the European citizens' concern for the EU — a way to bridge the gap between inhabitants and institutions. Moreover, as emphasized in Article 12 of the ECFR , it would be in accordance with the democratic principles of assembly and association. But ‘to most, lobbyists lurk in the shadows, carry briefcases, and engage in generally unethical activities in an underhanded way' . Thus lobbying seems also to be a danger for the EU democratic system ...

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