The city of Brussels hosts the most important institutions of the European Union and is full of lobbyists of all types. At least 70%, however, are from the corporate sector, representing industrial, financial and private interests. This report takes a look at this imbalance, the common arguments used to pass laws, their lack of validity, and efforts to achieve credibility. Observers note that lobbyists dominate groups of “experts” that strongly influence key decisions and point to the lack of transparency in their operations that undermines the democratic process. teleSUR
