The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU is an economic union of states located primarily in northern Eurasia. A treaty aiming for the establishment of the EEU was signed on 29 May 2014 by the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, and came into force on 1 January 2015. Treaties aiming for Armenia’s and Kyrgyztan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union were signed on 9 October 2014 and 23 December, respectively.

1. Action Institute (Italy)
2. Adam Smith Institute (ASI) (United Kingdom)
3. Amnesty International (AI) (United Kingdom)
4. Association for International Affairs (AMO) (Czech Republic)
5. Atomium Culture http://atomiumculture.eu
6. Austrian Institute of Economic Research (Austria)
7. Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) (Spain)

Over 60% of decisions taken at the European level have a direct impact on municipalities, provinces, and regions and 70% to 80% of public investments in Europe are made by local and regional authorities. Those two figures alone are proof of the ever-increasing importance of European local and regional government in both our world’s economy and the life of citizens. The current financial, economic and social crisis affecting most of Europe’s national governments means that the future of Europe lies more so than ever in the hands of local and regional authorities.

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Author: Heather Grabbe, Director of the Open Society European Policy Institute

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Author : Heather Grabbe, Director of the Open Society European Policy Institute.

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The European Union’s dwindling democratic legitimacy is an acute political challenge. Trust in EU institutions is declining even in countries where the union once had high levels of support. Populist parties are rising and turning against the EU. To restore its legitimacy, the EU needs to respond to public apathy and anger with emotional intelligence and to offer solutions that feel relevant to people outside the Brussels bubble.

Author : C. Bradley Thomson (C. Bradley Thompson is a Research Professor at Clemson University and the Executive Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism. He has also been a visiting fellow at Princeton and Harvard universities and at the University of London).

In general, the activities of a lobbyist are understood to influence different levels of government (local, national, regional or transnational) or different branches of government. When talking about lobbying, the common perspective is often rather negative and reluctant to the activity itself. The public tend to have the idea that lobbying is used primarily for the private sector’s interest. Also, bribery and corruption are sometimes an issue.

Extrait du Discours de SM le Roi Mohammed VI (20 Août 2016)

Text has been edited. Posted in memory of my dear friend and brother Dr. Khalid Abdelrahim (descendant d'une des grande famille de Jaffa, exportateur d’oranges, dont le père introduisit la marque d’automobiles Cadillac en Palestine, et fit construire la 'Alrahim House' aujourd'hui résidence de l'Ambassadeur de France à Jaffa). 

Lobbying involves the advocacy of an interest that is affected, actually or potentially, by the decisions of government leaders. Individuals and interest groups alike can lobby governments, and governments can even lobby each other.