1.Information for the media and audiovisual productions: EUR 6,418,000.

In 2020, these activities will focus on the European Commission's priorities as set out in the Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and the Commission Work Programme 2020. In 2020 the main activities are:

1.Video news

• Production of European Commission-centred video news (live and recorded coverage, edited news), mainly intended for use by the media.

2. Photographs

1. 3M
2. 4Finance
3. 5GAA
4. AB InBev
5. ABB
6. Abbott GmbH
7. AbbVie
8. Acciona
9. ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association)
10. Aceto Corporation
11. Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
12. Adecco
13. AENA (Aeropuertos Espanoles y Navegacion Aérea)
14. AES Corporation
15. AESGP (Association of the European Self-Care Industry)
16. AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe)
17. Agence Marocaine de Coopération Internationale
18. Agilent Technologies
19. Airlines 4 America

Source: ATKEARNEY GLOBAL BUSINESS POLICY COUNCIL (GBPC)

1. USA: 414
2. Switzerland: 264
3. Norway: 86
4. Canada: 32
5. Japan: 26
6. Turkey: 25
7. Ukraine: 16
8. Russia: 12
9. Serbia: 12
10. Australia: 12
11. Brazil: 11
12. Argentina: 9
13. China: 8
14. India: 7
15. Malaysia: 6
16. South Korea: 6
17. Iceland; 6
18. Morocco; 6
19. UAE: 6
20. Philippines: 5
21. Israel: 4
22. Mexico; 4
23. South Africa: 4
24. Bolivia: 3
25. Palestinian Territories: 2
26. Albania: 2
27. Indonesia; 2
28. Qatar: 2

Source: Transparency Register

1. Acumen Public Affairs: Key Clients (Cargill, Dow Chemical, IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations), MSD, Novartis, Uber)
2. Brunswick Group: Key Clients (AB InBev, Alstom, Amway, ASDA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bell, IBM, Hoist Finance, ICE, McDonalds, Nord Stream 2, PayPal, Royal Bank of Scotland, Siemens, the Gates Foundation, Umicore, The Walt Disney Company)

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1. USA
2. China
3. Switzerland
4. Russia
5. Turkey
6. Norway
7. Japan
8. South Korea
9. India
10. Canada
11. Mexico
12. Brazil
13. Saudi Arabia
14. Singapore
15. Taiwan
16. Vietnam
17. United Arab Emirates
18. South Africa
19. Australia
20. Hong Kong
21. Ukraine
22. Algeria
23. Malaysia
24. Marocco
25. Thailand
26. Nigeria
27. Israel
28. Egypt
29. Kazakhstan
30. Indonesia
31. Serbia
32. Tunisia
33. Libya