By definition, the concept of Public Policy Advocacy in an emerging economy implies the absence of regulation or the evolution of policy or regulation.

Public Policy Advocates must understand the country’s formal and informal structures. In a culture unaccustomed to Public Policy Advocacy, the first Public Policy Advocacy outreach will be very visible even if routine. An initial misstep can make a lasting impression.

The humanitarian law of the sea dealing with Search and Rescue is covered by various maritime laws, soft laws, and traditions, which are put into practice by various actors. The regime is monitored and formally developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of the United Nations, but the organization has few enforcement capacities.

It is now evident that facilitation networks in Libya have taken advantage of the areas of being patrolled by the Italian authorities in Central Mediterranean, adapting their modus operandi in a way that has increased the profitability of their illegal business. Facilitators in Libya have been increasingly making use of boats that are unseaworthy. Moreover, boats are dangerously overcrowded, which increases the risk of fatalities, and with not enough fuel to even reach the island of Lampedusa, the risks these migrants take are enormous.

The following European financial services trade associations support the TTIP

The EU aims at establishing a framework for regulatory cooperation on financial services in the TTIP. The goal is to create an insitutional framework of EU and US regulators to make sure the EU and US rules work together, which shall contribute towards preventing future crisis.

EU Proposal

The EU proposes to establish within the TTIP framework, a transparent, accountable and rule-based process which would commit the two parties to work together towards strengthening financial stability. The regulatory cooperation would be based on a number of principles:

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Lobbying is an honorable profession and, just like in other professions, the vast majority of those involved in the lobbying profession are honest, trustworthy and hardworking individuals who take their role and profession very seriously. Moreover, lobbyists and the legislators they lobby generally act responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws. However, because there is so much scrutiny on politics and the legislative process, when something improper does occur, it gets into the public domain quickly.

1. Obligations to the public and  participants of the governmental decision-making process:

The Professional Standards Framework for Practitioners has for purpose:

Almost 900 amendments have been drafted to the European Parliament’s position on the ongoing negotiations conducted by the Commission for a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the United States (TTIP). The text is now expected to be voted upon on 28 May in the INTA committee and on 9 June in the EP plenary, exactly two years after the EP voted its last resolution on TTIP.