[EU-lobby-data] Fwd: Uw domeinnaam lobbyfacts.eu is succesvol geregistreerd

Mon Jan 21 10:28:59 UTC 2013

Hello everyone,

I hope you had a great weekend. Here you have a proposal of sectors to 
tag. Tell me what you think.

ester

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_*Proposal of sectors to tag and then analyze*_

1-Tobacco

Interesting because of current interest and media attention around 
Dalligate

Previous work on the sector may make it easier to identify the actors.

It is also a sector in Opensecrets classification. 
(http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/indusclient.php?id=A02&year=2010), so 
it would be good if we plan to base our future classification in theirs, 
and it could also help to identify some actors.

Entries in the register are likely to mention the word tobacco. It gives 
34 hits 
(http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/consultation/search.do#searchResult). 

Other key words to use: smoke, smoking, cigarrettes, etc.

2-Airlines

This would be timely as the Commission is going to review the regulation 
on fight safety this year and there is some controversy around: 
http://www.euractiv.com/transport/flight-deck-protest-eu-work-prop-news-517181

This might be a good example on how information in the register can be 
useful for specific issues like this one.

3-Agribusiness

Same problem as with defense: too big.

But Martin's work last year on this sector could be very useful for 
this: http://corporateeurope.org/sites/default/files/appendix_1.pdf

This could be very useful for GMO campaigns among others.

4-Defense

There was a group interested in this who might help us with the tagging?

The problem is that it is a very big sector with many subcategories 
related... This can make the tagging very difficult and long, I'm afraid.

On the other hand, it would be a very interesting topic.

-- 
Ester Arauzo
Researcher and media outreach coordinator
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
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