Titolo Gruppi di pressione e squilibri democratici nell'Unione europea Periodico Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo Anno: 2022 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 531 - Pagina finale: 546
The article is structured in two parts. The first describes four macro-tendencies describing, on one side, the lobbying strategies of organized stakeholders on EU public decision-making; on the other, EU institutions' decisions of the regulation of lobbying, transparency and inclusivity of decision-making processes. The second part of the article speculates on the impact of lobbying on the democratization of EU decision-making. In spite of the democratic potential of the Union, existing power-asymmetries increase the possibilities of regulatory capture and hinder the accessibility of EU decisions to the general public