All the signs are that Prime Minister David Cameron will indeed be beaten, defeated, outvoted and outgunned as Mr. Juncker gets the nod today as the next President of the European Commission.

Many political battles are ugly — but toss in 28 nations, high unemployment, angry voters and a skeptical Britain and the fight over the European Union's chief executive may have profound consequences.

I lobbisti sono un po' avvocati, un po' giornalisti, un po' politici. Rappresentano gli interessi di una società o di un settore dell'economia presso coloro che decidono e fanno la legge, per influenzarli a proprio favore. Conoscono perfettamente il processo decisionale comunitario, si sanno muovere nel complesso panorama politico, hanno una buona rete di contatti e relazioni interpersonali, innate doti comunicative ed esperienza nelle pubbliche relazioni.

Politikberatung eröffnen sich in Deutschland zunehmend neue Betätigungsfelder. Das Spektrum reicht dabei von Wahlkampf- und Kampagnenberatung, politische Kommunikation, Public Affairs/Lobbying, Politikfeldberatung/strategisch-operative Politikberatung bis zu Strategic Research und Online-Politikberatung. Alle diese Bereiche der Politikberatung bieten ihr Know-how nicht nur den Regierungen, Parlamenten, Ministerien und Verwaltungen an, sondern auch der Wirtschaft und der Zivilgesellschaft. Die neue Generation der Politikberater möchte neue Wege gehen.

There are several ways to become a public policy advocate , as well as several kinds of public policy advocates. Candidates must be gifted in the art of persuasion and have an amiable personality. While public policy advocates come all manner of different backgrounds, their common denominator is their ability to get policymakers to adopt certain policy changes, in a way that makes most parties involved happy.

Method 1: Determining if you are a good fit

It is something of a cliché in contemporary politics to criticize lobbyists. The reality of the matter is that the immediate, vitriolic repulsion with which the word “lobbyist” is often greeted is more a result of a misunderstanding of the profession than any inherent immorality within it.

The organizations listed below aim to curb the influence of corporations on EU decision-making. They argue that the influence exerted by corporate lobbyists on the political agenda of Europe result in a loss of democracy in EU decision-making and the postponement, weakening, or blockage even, of urgently needed progress on social, environmental and consumer reforms.

Chile has a new law on lobbying. Due to the efforts of civil society and the near unanimous support of both houses of the country's parliament, Chile has become the first country in Latin America with legislation on lobbying disclosure.

Despite its weaknesses, the law represents an important step toward  lobbying transparency in Chile. In the new disclosure system, registration is voluntary. While this may significantly limit how the new regulation might capture lobbying activity, the law outlines a unique way of providing such information in the absence of a mandatory register.

There are a number of mandates and responsibilities that will be allocated in the next European Parliament.

The far-right group led by the French Front National could not be created, at least for the first plenary sessions at the new European Parliament.

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Partners of Cleveland’s Squire Sanders and Washington, D.C.-based law firm/lobbying powerhouse Patton Boogs have approved a combination that will create a firm with about 1,600 lawyers spanning 45 offices in 21 countries. The combined firm will be called Squire Patton Boggs.