Lawmakers scold City lobbying on EU finance rules

Feature discusses a report from the openness and transparency pressure group Alter-EU called 'A captive Commission: The role of the financial industry in shaping EU regulation', October 2009, which looks at the dominance of representatives from the financial services industry on Expert Groups advising the European Commission on the details of proposals for financial services legislation.

Alter-EU: A captive Commission: The role of the financial industry in shaping EU regulation, October 2009 http://www.alter-eu.org/en/system/files/publications/CaptiveCommission.pdf

ESO: Background information: High hopes for alternatives redraft http://www.europeansources.info/record/high-hopes-for-alternatives-redraft/

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