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A New Paradigm of the Relationship between Man and Science

The accession of Croatia to the European Union has opened up a completely new environment for lobbying for a large number of interested stakeholders from civil society and the business sector, requiring proactive action in a multi-level, dynamic process of creating European public policies. Due to its indispensable role in the legislative process at the EU level, the European Parliament has been continuously exposed to high interest and pressure of lobbyists from almost all spheres of socio-economic life of the Member States of the EU and beyond. In view of insufficient representation of this topic in the academic literature in Croatia, this paper aims to provide insight into the most commonly used methods of lobbying in the European Parliament and the perception of the effectiveness of these methods from the perspective of Croatian Members of European Parliament (MEPs). The research conducted for the purpose of this paper has shown that the effectiveness of lobbying methods depends on many factors, but primarily on the type of interests represented and the personal skills of lobbyists. Croatian lobbyists compared to other European lobbyists are generally considered to be less proactive. From the response of interviewed MEPs, it can be concluded that the contribution of lobbyists is significant in terms of providing timely information on the situation on the ground and the possible impact of new legislation on individual sectors, which contributes to improving the quality of European policies.

lobbying, European Parliament, Croatia, MEPs, interest groups

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