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Lobbying in the EU: The Croatian Sugar Industry Case

Lobbying is a vital and permanent process of every open society and is recognized in every modern country with open market economy. Therefore it is only natural that lobbying has great significance in Bruxelles. According to some estimations the number of professional lobbysts has long passed 10, 000. They represent the interest of big business and industries. Some industries are more prone to lobbying than other. Sugar industry has particular strong lobbyist, not only in EU but also in USA. Sugar industry in EU is regulated under Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) since its beginnings under Single Common market organisation. Croatia as a future member country needs to adapt itself to the EU rules and has done so since beginning of negotiations with EU, where lobbying had great importance, not only in sugar sector but in general. Specifically lobbying for before mentiond sector began in Bruxelles began in 2005. Croatian sugar firms, because of the reform of EU sugar industry, under Stabilisation and Association Agrement faced quota for exporting to EU and the case study in this paper will present results of lobbying activity of firms in Croatia sugar industry.

EU ; lobbying ; Croatian sugar industry

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