1. Ballot-based Advocacy Style: Policy advocates work with campaign organisations or political parties. They need skills in talking with voters, framing issues and working with campaign staff.

2. Legislative Advocacy Style: They work with advocacy groups, trade and professional associations and lobbyists as they try to convince legislators to adopt their measure or to defeat a measure that they dislike. Policy advocates need skills in policy analysis, lobbying, knowledge of the legislative process, building and sustaining coalitions.

There are many deficiencies in legal education in Ukraine. 300 different bodies award law degrees, and although a very few offer a high standard of legal education, in some places a law degree can be obtained by the payment of a sum of money. There is very little emphasis on the importance of creative thinking in legal education: a culture of questioning has not been developed in most law schools. There are of course opportunities for some students to go abroad, and most of the talented Ukrainian lawyers have had access to Western education, usually in US law schools.

The EU has a genuine interest in a broadening of its policy on Iran. First, and unlike the United States, the EU and its Member States have maintained their ties with the Islamic Republic, working on human rights as much as on economic exchanges, despite an overall strained relationship. Second, the country’s location at the crossroads between Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and South Asia makes it necessary to take into account Iran’s legitimate strategic concerns.

Context and Problem Definition

New Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investment

1. The Investment Plan for Europe: The follow-up actions include setting up of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), promoting cooperation with National Promotional Banks and improving access to finance for SMEs.

The law regulates relations arising when involving the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the realization of state governance. This law entered into force on June 1, 2014.

Purposes of Public Participation

AALEP is launching a pro bono service offering its unique skills on a volunteer basis to organisations that wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford them.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is a body of the European Union which was established on 11 March 2008. It was set up in order to "address Europe's innovation gap", and is the EU's flagship Institute designed to integrate innovation, research and growth across the European Union. The idea of a European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) was developed within the framework of the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs, and has been specifically implemented to address Europe's innovation shortcomings.

These agencies help the European Commission manage EU programmes. They are set up for a fixed period and must be based in the same location as the Commission (either Brussels or Luxembourg).

1. Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency or EACEA is an agency of the European Union located in Brussels, Belgium. It manages parts of the Union’s programmes in education, culture, and audiovisual fields.

Decentralised agencies carry out technical, scientific or managerial tasks that help the EU institutions make and implement policies.

They also support cooperation between the EU and national governments by pooling technical and specialist expertise from both the EU institutions and national authorities.

Decentralised agencies are set up for an indefinite period and are located across the EU.

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