1. The European Union as a policy forum and a forum for politics.
2. EU’s public policy and decision-making.
3. Article 11 TEU and the principles of democracy.
4. The right to (the principle of) sound administration.
5. The notion of an interest group.
6. The EU level and national level for interest groups.
7. Types of ‘interest’.
8. Types of interest groups.
9. The notion of a stakeholder.
10. The notion of lobbying in the EU.
11. Inside lobbying, Outside lobbying.
12. Pluralism.
13. Corporatism.
14. Transparency.
15. The new European Transparency Register (OJ L 277,19.9.2014, p. 11–24).
16. Codes of conduct for interest groups.
17. Illegal lobbyism and its consequences.
18. Direct representation of EU citizens.
19. Political parties at the EU level.
20. Political groups in the EU Parliament.
21. Accreditation to the EP.
22. The right to petition the EU Parliament.
23. The right to ask for and receive information from EU Institutions and bodies.
24. The European Citizens’ initiative.