The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon in a major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon in a major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
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EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens
I'd rather they temporarily revoke lobbying access to all "questionable " groups, unless they prove beyond doubt they are trustworthy and abide to EU law.
or maybe, you know, remove lobbying in its entirety, because private money shouldn't undermine democracy
Lobbying is not necessarily private money. It's all kind of groups. Interest groups, like safe the bird, frog or either Lhbt +, workersrights groups etc etc
Maybe it's a question of definition but interest groups do lobby in fact. But not all lobbyist are ofc interest groups.
Though, in theory, German carmakers could be both at the same time imo. It's not always clear how and when to draw the line
definition by Enc Brittanica
Add; In cases like Amazon & Huawei, and the toxic influencing of some extreme ( foreign and/or domestic) organisations, there is however NO DOUBT, that they don't want to abide to EU law. So fuck them!
There are good lobbyists. Organizations like Amnesty International, the ACLU, and more have lobbyists.
Sometimes it's appropriate to have professionals whose job it is to communicate with legislators on behalf of a group of people.
It‘s infuriating to know that many members of the EU parliament only enter the building once a day to collect their paycheck and then immediately meet up with a lobbyist to be invited for lunch. That‘s their actual daily routine. Insanity.