http://www.lobbyplanet.eu/the-l-word-part-1/ LobbyPlanet - Portal on European lobbying and Brussels politics Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:35:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.lobbyplanet.eu/the-l-word-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-14 gery Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:25:17 +0000 http://www.lobbyplanet.eu/?p=516#comment-14 I think that it is more rare to find a lobbyist in Paris than in Brussels. All the parisian lobbyists prefer to introduced themselves in France as “Public affairs manager” or “in charge of institutionnal relationship” … Actually, the word “lobbyist” is immediately associated with corruption and if this statement won’t change for a couple of decades because the MPs themselves maintain a ind of hypocrisy when they are questionned about lobbying. “A lobbyist ? I have never seen one” is the classical answer given to journalists in France. Nevertheless, both Senate and National Assembly have just establish registers, inspired by the European Parliament’s one. A small progress ? NO ! a very big step in a country which has always been reluctant to dialogue between state and civil society ! I think that it is more rare to find a lobbyist in Paris than in Brussels. All the parisian lobbyists prefer to introduced themselves in France as “Public affairs manager” or “in charge of institutionnal relationship” … Actually, the word “lobbyist” is immediately associated with corruption and if this statement won’t change for a couple of decades because the MPs themselves maintain a ind of hypocrisy when they are questionned about lobbying. “A lobbyist ? I have never seen one” is the classical answer given to journalists in France. Nevertheless, both Senate and National Assembly have just establish registers, inspired by the European Parliament’s one. A small progress ? NO ! a very big step in a country which has always been reluctant to dialogue between state and civil society !

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