DISTRIBUTION OF LOBBYING ORGANIZATIONS BY EU MEMBER STATES

Source: Lobbyfacts.eu

Registered Organisations per Country of Head Office

MAIN TYPES OF EU REGULATORY INTERVENTION

Regulation can respond to market failures and other policy problems in different ways. The practice of ex ante impact assessment of regulation in the European Commission has led, over time, to a definition of a number of “types” of regulatory intervention.

Regulation through information. This is a very ‘light-touch’ form of regulation, which aims at affecting consumer and firm behaviour by increasing the amount of information available on the marketplace.

ELABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY STRATEGY IN BRUSSELS

The objective is to reinforce the Client’s impact on the policy and regulatory decision-making mechanisms.

Range of Services

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY STRATEGIC ADVICE ?

Companies in every sector of the economy and throughout the world face increasing pressures to address various policy changes.  Regulatory programmes are emerging and evolving at the national, regional, and international levels. Shareholders, local governments, key stakeholders, and the general public are demanding and, in many cases, taking action.

Range of Strategic Advice Services

SAMPLE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (EU)

Duties of Consultant

TI RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING LOBBYING TRANSPARENCY IN 19 EU MEMBER STATES

AUSTRIA

  • Provide public access to the lobbying register.
  • Level the playing field for all lobbyists.
  • Introduce cooling-off periods for politicians before moving from politics to business.

BULGARIA

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROMOTING ETHICAL LOBBYING

Source: Transparency International (April 2015)

The following are key recommendations for governments and lobbyists to promote ethical lobbying and deter undue influence

UNDERSTANDING THE U.S. REPUBLICAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES

The Republican Party presidential primaries and caucuses are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention. There are 2,470 delegates. To be a party nominee, a candidate must have 50 percent plus 1 of the delegates- 1,236 delegates- to win.

IRELAND FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY IN THE EUROZONE

Ireland’s economy is projected to grow by 4.5% in 2016 the fastest economy in the eurozone.

EXPECTED REAL GDP GROWTH FOR 2016 IN THE MEMBER STATES

Based on the European Commission’s autumn 2015 forecast.

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