through ‘sock puppet’ charities, think tanks and other ‘civil society’ groups which have been hand-picked and financed by the … regulation.The composition of ‘civil society’ at the EU level is largely dictated by which groups the Commission chooses to fund … EU institutions.The EC’s favoured civil society organisations are also marked by a homogeneous worldview and similarity …

, however. Instead they have been ventriloquised through ‘sock puppet’ charities, think tanks and other ‘civil society’ groups … European integration, bigger EU budgets and more EU regulation. The composition of ‘civil society’ at the EU level is largely … lifestyle freedoms and further centralising power within EU institutions. The EC’s favoured civil society organisations are also …