[jimbohn]

The problem with accepting yet another blackmail (or else trade war, or else NATO doesn't really exist anymore) is just a slippery slope. Not the first request that was made like this, not the last.

>lobbying is recorded and publicly accessible

As in the meeting dates or the actual talks? Mind dropping a link?

[epolanski]

https://transparency-register.europa.eu/search-register-or-u...

For each lobbying company/group you can download a pdf listing all their activities.

Of course, we don't know what happens beyond the official encounters, as there is no legal requirement to report "I bumped into X lobbyist in a restaurant and we had a chat".

[jimbohn]

I see, interesting, thank you. Yeah, sadly this could be just transparency theater, glad it's there, it's a start.