Table 1 Transparency Register categories and subcategories, and the distribution of the 565 lobby organizations (Org) analyzed in this study
From: Profiling the EU lobby organizations in Banking and Finance
Category/subcategory | Abbreviation | Org | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
I - | Professional consultancies/law firms/self-employed | Consultant | 8 | 1% |
consultants | ||||
II - | In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional | 417 | ||
associations | ||||
- Companies and groups | Company | 146 | 26% | |
- Other organisations | Other lobbyist | 17 | 3% | |
- Trade and business associations | Association | 204 | 36% | |
- Trade unions and professional associations | Trade union | 50 | 9% | |
III - | Non-governmental organisations | NGO | 93 | 17% |
IV - | Think tanks, research and academic institutions | Think tank | 19 | 3% |
V - | Organisations representing churches and religious | 0 | ||
communities | ||||
VI - | Organisations representing local, regional and municipal | Public auth. | 28 | 5% |
authorities, other public or mixed entities, etc. | ||||
Total | 565 | 100% | ||