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THE AMERICAN LOBBY IN BRUSSELS

Submitted by christian on Thu, 11/03/2016 - 13:41

The EU is a highly lucrative market for US-owned firms with large direct investments. The enormous volume of these investments makes it difficult to separate ‘European’ from ‘American’ business interests in the EU. American companies have developed their own political links to the EU. In particular the American Chamber to the European Union (AmCham EU) is an important agent of US influence in Brussels. Most of its members are concerned with ensuring that the political- legal framework in Europe is conducive to their business interests.

WHAT A TRUMP VICTORY WOULD MEAN FOR EUROPE

Submitted by christian on Wed, 11/02/2016 - 18:28

Sir Michael Leigh, a Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and a former European Commission Director-General recently wrote a piece on the ‘ Implications of a Trump presidency for Europe’. He says that Donald Trump’s election would have grave consequences for Europe, that a President Trump would disrupt transatlantic relations, that he distrusts allies, sees them as free-riders and questions the most basic NATO principle that an attack on one is an attack on all.

U.S. CORPORATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS EXECUTIVES TO THE EU (200 U.S. COMPANIES)

Submitted by christian on Wed, 11/02/2016 - 14:51

21st Century Fox (Niklas LAGERGREN, Senior Vice President Government Relations)
23andMe, Inc. (Kathy HIBBS, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer)
3M (Maxime BUREAU, Director Government Affairs, Europe)
A123 Systems LLC (Jeff KESSEN, Vice President Corporate Strategy)
AbbVie (Ludovic LACAINE, Government Affairs Director Brussels (EU)
Adobe Systems Benelux BV (John JOLLIFE, Senior Manager Government Relations EMEA)

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF CLINTON WAS INDICTED AFTER WINNING THE PRESIDENCY?

Submitted by christian on Tue, 11/01/2016 - 13:00

Could Clinton pardon herself if she becomes President? She most certainly can. The power of pardon is without limitation. A President can pardon any person, including the President. If Clinton were to issue her own pardon, she would be poisoning herself politically. It is the equivalent of admitting guilt, but evading the consequences. The public outrage would be deafening.

THE CASE AGAINST CLINTON

Submitted by christian on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 16:19

Author: Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior policy fellow at the National Review Institute and a contributing editor of National Review.

Felony mishandling of classified information, including most closely guarded intelligence secrets; misappropriation and destruction of tens of thousands of government records are serious criminal offenses.

CORPORATE REPS TO THE EU

Submitted by christian on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 16:10

Source : LobbyFacts

Based on presence of a Brussels Office and EP Passes

Number of Companies

ITALIAN CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EU

Submitted by christian on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 15:38

Persons in charge of EU Relations in parenthesis

FRENCH CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EU

Submitted by christian on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 11:20

Persons in charge of EU Relations in parenthesis

IS A CLINTON PRESIDENCY DOOMED ?

Submitted by christian on Sat, 10/29/2016 - 18:09

Author: Gregg Jarrett (Fox News Anchor and Former Defense Attorney

If past is prologue, and it usually is, then a Hillary Clinton presidency may be engulfed and disabled by scandal. In other words, her presidency could be dead on arrival the moment she is sworn in office.

RATIFICATION OF THE CETA IN EU MEMBER STATES

Submitted by christian on Fri, 10/28/2016 - 13:52

1. Ratification Process of the Parliaments: single or multi-chamber systems