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EU: Complex EU law-making dubbed 'infernal, undemocratic'

03 March 2013

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"Brussels is awash with stories about the unhealthy influence of lobbyists on law-makers but as big a scandal, say some experts, is the increasing amount of legislation made with little scrutiny at all. The lack of oversight - despite the EU capital's 754 MEPs and 1,000s of lobbyists - is down to the rising use of so-called secondary legislation coupled with a greater tendency to fast-track primary laws."

Full story: Complex EU law-making dubbed 'infernal, undemocratic' (euobserver, link)

See also: Statewatch analysis: Secret trilogues and the democratic deficit (pdf)

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