But determined lobbying watered down the original proposals by, for example, reducing the number of new pharmacy licences.The overall verdict on Mr Monti's reforms is that they are a step in the right direction but there is a long way still to travel.
Now it's just another hotel-lobby watering hole serving food in a claustrophobic space behind the bar.
More stunning, perhaps, is the Sebel Pier One (www.mirvachotels.com, 61-02-8298-9999) right under the Sydney Harbour Bridge overlooking Walsh Bay and complete with a glass-floored lobby with water below.
Basically the EU can be just another chance for the financial lobby to water down or sabotage a new piece of regulation.
From there, some were treated by emergency crews while others rested on office chairs set up in the lobby, drank water or ate sandwiches provided by the cafeteria or called concerned loved ones from a bank of telephones that the company hurriedly set up.
Thousands of irritated Londoners have signed a petition lobbying Thames Water to open the reservoir as a proper public space.
This was evidenced most recently in leaked documents last week showing the coalition lobbying to water down EU proposals to boost the share of renewables in our energy system.
At this week's EU summit, Germany and several of the east Europeans lobbied to water these down to meet their national interests.
Many of the same companies have been vocal in their complaints, or involved in behind-the-scenes lobbying to water down the emissions trading scheme, under which they have to pay for their emissions or buy carbon "offsets".
Having promised to lead "the greenest government ever", Cameron now stands accused by the green lobby of watering down his commitments in response to the threat of Ukip, which campaigns heavily against windfarms.
