The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) points out that the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand is an important conduit for advocacy of Australia’s interest.

Here below are the European Parliament Delegations for Relations with 10 major countries. For each country, is displayed their total number of Members in their respective houses (some countries are unicameral, others are bicameral). Next is displayed the number of MEPs appointed as members of the EP delegation for relations with that particular country, also expressed as a percentage of the total 751 MEPs in the European Parliament.

China: National People’s Congress 2987 Members (2013) EP Delegation for Relations with China: 37 MEPs (4.9% of the EP)

Japan has more interest groups, more organizations of people seeking to get their views represented in the political system, than is true for almost any other country except for the United States itself. Japan is a nation of joiners. To understand how the political system works, one has to look at the structure of interest groups and map the interest group organizations that are so important a player in the Japanese political system.

Based on information provided by the Mexican Ministry of Interior Unit of Legal Affairs, there are 258 Lobbyists registered in the House of Representatives (Parliamentary Gazette, October 2012). The Senate does not have a Lobbyists Registry.

The National Association of Professional Lobbyists (PROCAB), Asociacion Nacional de Profesionales del Cabildeo (see below) counts 23 members. Lobbying firms in Mexico generate annual revenues of US$ 20 million.

Inter-parliamentary delegations strictly speaking, are those delegations set up to promote inter-parliamentary contacts between the EP and the parliamentary bodies of third countries, or regions.

The way delegations are composed is essentially the same as that of EP Committees. Political Groups present their list of candidacies to the Conference of Presidents. In order to make the appointments within the group, MEPs manifest their preferences according to the existing delegations. The primary decisions are normally taken inside the different national delegations within the Political Group. Delegations are referred to as DM01 thru DM05, D01 thru D34 and DA01-thru DA05.

The European Parliament has decided the number of Full Members for Interparliamentary Delegations. The way delegations are composed is essentially the same as that of EP Committees. Political Groups present their list of candidacies to the Conference of Presidents. In order to make the appointments within the group, MEPs manifest their preferences according to the existing delegations. The primary decisions are normally taken inside the different national delegations within the Political Group.

The appointment for the BRICS countries is as follows:

The 8 Principles here below were written by J. Stephen Andrews, a Government Relations Advisor with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, Canada. Although these Principles were articulated within the Canadian context, they may serve as a guiding framework for working with  lobbyists. The Principles were elaborated with Senior Government Officials in mind.

Back in 2012 GRECO (The Group of States Against Corruption) at the Council of Europe published an evaluation report of Estonia dealing with Corruption Prevention in respect of Members of Parliament, Judges and Prosecutors.

Taiwan is the only country in the East and South East Asian region that regulates lobbying.  The Lobbying Act was ratified by the Legislative Yuan in July 2007  and officially took effect on 8 August in 2008.