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Lobbying in the EU: A Danish Perspective

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Term

4. term

Publication year

2019

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Pages

96

Abstract

Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan danske lobbyorganisationer forsøger at påvirke EU's politik, og om de faktisk udøver indflydelse. For at gøre undersøgelsen håndterbar fokuserer specialet på EU's fælles landbrugspolitik (CAP) og den igangværende CAP 2020-reform, som er det største politikområde i EU's budget. Analysen ser på lobbyindsatsen fra Landbrug & Fødevarer og Danmarks Naturfredningsforening, der repræsenterer centrale danske erhvervs- og civilsamfundsinteresser i CAP 2020, samt deres arbejde gennem to paneuropæiske paraplyorganisationer, Copa & Cogeca og European Environmental Bureau, som de er medlem af. Undersøgelsen følger deres aktiviteter over for Europa-Kommissionen, Europa-Parlamentet og Rådet for Den Europæiske Union og vurderer, hvor og hvordan indflydelse kan opnås. Emnet er vigtigt, fordi det belyser Danmarks legitimitet og indflydelsesmuligheder i EU's beslutningsproces. Specialet bidrager til forskningen ved at være aktuelt og ved at anvende en kvalitativ tilgang i et felt, hvor mange studier enten er fra før Lissabontraktaten i 2009, som styrkede Europa-Parlamentets lovgivende rolle, eller primært har kvantitativt fokus.

This thesis examines how Danish lobby organisations try to shape EU policy and whether they actually have influence. To make the question manageable, it focuses on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the ongoing CAP 2020 reform, the largest policy area in the EU budget. The analysis looks at lobbying by the Danish Agriculture and Food Council and the Danish Society for Nature Conservation, which represent key Danish business and civil society interests in CAP 2020, as well as their work through two EU-level umbrella organisations, Copa & Cogeca and the European Environmental Bureau, of which they are members. It follows their actions toward the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union, and assesses where and how influence may be exercised. The topic matters because it sheds light on Denmark's legitimacy and capacity to influence EU policymaking more broadly. The thesis contributes to the literature by being up to date and by using a qualitative approach in a field where many studies are either from before the 2009 Lisbon Treaty, which strengthened the European Parliament's legislative role, or are mainly quantitative.

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