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PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT (IIA) ON A MANDATORY TRANSPARENCY REGISTER

Submitted by christian on Tue, 10/11/2016 - 11:53

COM(2016) 627 final 28.09.2016

The Commission has proposed a mandatory Transparency Register, based on a new Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) covering the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the Commission. The proposal aims to strengthen and extend the current scheme which covers only the European Parliament and the Commission.

WHY CORPORATE DIPLOMACY IS A SMART BUSINESS STRATEGY

Submitted by christian on Mon, 10/10/2016 - 18:02

Author: Witold Hinisz

Corporate Diplomacy is the strategic management of relationships with external stakeholders – not just canny PR - which creates real and lasting business value. The interconnected nature of communications, government affairs, risk management, and sustainability creates a compelling business case for an integrated, strategic approach to stakeholder relations.

Corporate Diplomacy Tools  

THE CORPORATE DIPLOMACY MANAGER COMPETENCES AND TRAINING

Submitted by christian on Mon, 10/10/2016 - 14:14

I. ROLE REQUISITES OF A CORPORATE DIPLOMAT

THE NEED FOR CORPORATE DIPLOMACY

Submitted by christian on Sun, 10/09/2016 - 17:18

Business leaders are expected to be corporate diplomats but corporate diplomacy is not about turning businessmen into part-time politicians or statesmen. Rather, it involves corporations taking part in creating, enforcing, and changing the rules of the game that govern the conduct of business. It goes well beyond delegating external communications and lobbying to a public relations agency or a law firm.

CIRCUS POLITICS IN AMERICA

Submitted by christian on Sun, 10/09/2016 - 14:00

The 2016 presidential campaign has become a reality show and has gone down into the gutter. This has turned into a mudslinging contest and more importantly behind all the personal brickbats is the fact that the critical issues in this election are lost and never discussed even with some seriousness. No matter who wins the presidential election come November, it’s a sure bet that the losers will be the American people. Anyone who believes that this election will bring about any real change in how the American government does business is either incredibly naïve or woefully out-of-touch.

RUSSIAN GONGOS AND NGOS

Submitted by christian on Fri, 10/07/2016 - 15:42

Government-organised NGOs (GONGOS)

REVIEW OF EU TRADE AGREEMENTS

Submitted by christian on Thu, 10/06/2016 - 19:46

Types of agreements:

  1. Customs Unions - eliminate customs duties in bilateral trade & establish a joint customs tariff for foreign importers.
  2. Association Agreements, Stabilisation Agreements, (Deep and Comprehensive) Free Trade Agreements and (Interim) Economic Partnership Agreements - remove or reduce customs tariffs in bilateral trade.
  3. Partnership and Cooperation Agreements - provide a general framework for bilateral economic relation without eliminating or reducing customs tariffs.

Agreements in Place

MOST INFLUENTIAL MEPs BY MEMBER STATES (150 MEPs)

Submitted by christian on Thu, 10/06/2016 - 16:54

Source: VoteWatch (Sep 2016)

Austria (5)

  1. Othmar Karas, Head of Austrian Delegation in EPP, Chair of EP Delegation to Russia
  2. Evelyn Regner, Head of Austrian delegation in S&D, Political Coordinator of S&D in JURI
  3. Ulrike Lunacek, Vice-President of the European Parliament
  4. Josef Weidenholzer, Vice-Chair of the S&D Group
  5. Paul Rübig, Vice-Chair of EP Delegation to the Korean Peninsula.

Belgium (5)

REGIONAL OFFICES IN BRUSSELS

Submitted by christian on Wed, 10/05/2016 - 17:14

Source : Committee of the Regions (COR)

EU27 only

Austria

  1. Bureau de Liaison de Burgenland
  2. Bureau de Liaison de la Carinthie
  3. Bureau de Liaison de la Haute-Autriche
  4. Bureau de Liaison de la Région de Salzburg
  5. Bureau de Liaison de Vienne
  6. Land Niederösterreich
  7. Steiermark-Büro
  8. Tirolbüro Brüssel-Alpeuregio

Belgium

BREXIT AND EU LAW

Submitted by christian on Tue, 10/04/2016 - 18:54

Article 50 TEU provides the following:

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