The listing of words here below is not exhaustive but it provides nevertheless a useful indication of the main areas and subjects covered

Words Related to the Lobbying Practice

Be it broadly speaking Interest Representation or specifically Public Policy Advocacy, Public Affairs, Lobbying, Government Relations, the list of words here below relate to the actors involved and the terms most commonly used in the profession. This listing is by no means exhaustive but it provides nevertheless a useful indication of the main areas covered and services provided.

Words Related to the Practice of Interest Representation

Each profession has the potential for hundreds of keywords.  The list of keywords here below is not exhaustive but each key word is relevant to AALEP website’s content. Any searcher will find what they are looking for on the AALEP website when they search using these keywords and we believe that they will be happy with what they find. AALEP produces quantities of articles about the field of public policy advocacy and its practice at both the EU level and global level.

Article 17 of the Lisbon treaty now gives the Parliament the right to elect the Commission president. It states: “Taking into account the elections of the European Parliament and after having held the appropriate consultations, the European Council acting by a qualified majority shall propose to the European Parliament a candidate for the president of the Commission. This candidate shall be elected by the European Parliament by a majority of its members.”

Questions to Candidates For President of the European Commission

AALEP congratulates Burson Marsteller, a leading Public Affairs and Communications Agency for having launched a new website called European Decides (http://europedecides.eu) whose purpose is to follow the upcoming Euuropean elections, including the European Parliament elections, the selection of new presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, New European Commissioners and New High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Council.

Lobbying is not regulated in Croatia. There is no obligation for lobbyists to be registered and no transparency standards are set in this field. Although over time there has been some reflection at government level on the possible regulation of lobbying, no legislative initiative has materialised to date. Some ad-hoc initiatives are being implemented, such as the Croatian Society of Lobbyists consisting of 80 members, which has taken steps to promote ethics and transparency in lobbying activities, including the setting-up of a voluntary registration system.

We’re most pleased to report that to-date more than a dozen distinguished Women MEPs from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom support AALEP’s ‘Women in Government Relations’ Initiative.

The breakdown among EU Member States is the following:

The Hanns Seidel Foundation and the European Security Round Table are organizing a Conference on 18 February on the topic 'After the EU-Russia Summit: Cold Peace or Strategic Partnership? that will take place at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union.

There are many reasons to join a professional organization. Membership in a professional organization is an investment in your professional credibility. It’s an investment in personal development, and growth. Membership is a way to stay connected to fellow government relations professionals who are going somewhere, and don’t mind sharing knowledge on the journey.

An association is a synergistic group, meaning that the effect of a collection of people is greater than just one person. Here are some benefits of joining an association.
 

Here below is the profiles of Women MEPs who have recognized the importance of AALEP-Women in Government Relations-initiative and have accepted to serve as Emeritus Members of the Association.

The information about their profiles was extracted from the European Parliament website. This list will be regularly updated as other Women MEPs rally to the cause.

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