GOVERNING ECONOMIC INTERESTS BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Anna Ząbkowicz

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/EiP.2015.007

Abstract


        The paper deals with contemporary phenomenon of “Europeanization” of lobbying activities. The aim is to survey the outcome of interdisciplinary research on interest representation in the EU context, with regard to the European Commission and business representation. The subject is a matter of interest to contemporary political economy seen as search for institutional equilibrium in relations between public authorities, the market and civil society. Political and information exchange is presented as an interplay between the demand side and the supply side. Deliberately, the paper is concerned with economic interests only, leaving citizen or social interests beyond the scope. The questions posed are about organizational forms of their coordination, basic standards of access, and transparency of the EC-business relations.


Keywords


interest representation; governance; European Union

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