Lobbizás az Európai Unióban
Lobbying in the EU

Summary/Abstract: Modern government implies close co-operation with stakeholders from all sectors of society. Therefore, civic and producer interests contribute to the perception, presentation and definition of issues in European Union policy-making. European Institutions recognise the benefits of being open to outside input and consultation mechanisms form part of their activities throughout the whole legislative process. There are already institutionalised advisory bodies established to assist the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, namely the Economic and Social Committee (ESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR). As the Commission stresses in one of its recent communications, „the role of these advisory bodies does not exclude direct contact between the Commission and interest groups. In fact, wide consultation is one of the Commission’s duties according to the Treaties and helps to ensure that proposals put to the legislature are sound”. According to Protocol n° 7 annexed to the Amsterdam Treaty, on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, „the Commission should […] consult widely before proposing legislation and, wherever appropriate, publish consultation documents”. This analysis would like to resume the phenomenon of the EU lobbying. The main purpose of this article is to arouse business and civil sector’s curiosity and make them prepare for the new conditions whatever European interest enforcement capability means, that’s the key to be a successful EU member country.

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