Increasingly for many multinational firms, the engagement of outside lobbyists is considered a high risk contract. Anytime an outside lobbyist engages in lobbying activity on behalf of a company, it may trigger certain registration requirements for the company and/or reporting obligations. So increasingly companies want to make certain that the lobbyists they hire are in compliance with all applicable laws and reporting requirements.

For getting the European Union back on track, the decision-making role of member states' governments should be recognized as a fundamental condition for the existence and the functioning of the EU. It is not accidental that the European Council has emerged as the main decision-making of the EU and its president as a more influential actor than the Commission's president. One can assume that, there being no prohibitions in this respect in the Lisbon Treaty, the future evolution of the EU will eventually lead to a re-composition of the two presidencies in a single person.

The Euro Zone has revealed the reform need of Europe and there is a need for a radical change. The present crisis will shape Europe again. The Euro crisis points to an important break in terms of the building of Europe with unstable structure and to a new construction process. The main problem lies in the economical integration/political paradox which is a structural problem resulting from the euro zone structure rather than the irresponsible policies of the member states.

The speech below was prepared for the Public Affairs Community in Europe's (P.A.C.E.) meeting to be held this year in on 23-24 May in Paris, France and organized by the A.F.C.L. (Association Française des Conseils en Lobbying). 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

France entered a shallow recession in the first three months of the year as the economy contracted by 0.2% because of weak exports, investment and household spending, preliminary data from the INSEE statistics agency are showing.

The ability of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to monitor a government's activities and to hold authorities accountable hinges on several factors- their internal capacity and the political environment in which they operate.

Civil society's ability to serve as a check and stabilize influence on a state depends on its capacity to successfully innovate and establish productive working relationship with the government.

Lobbying is a reality in modern democracies and a growing business. While it can improve the quality of public decisions by providing expert information, lobbying may also result in vast influence by powerful interests at the expenses of the public interest. To help address growing concerns, in 2010 OECD countries adopted Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying as guidance to decision-makers on how to promote good governance in lobbying.

Foeign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina- Institute for Education held a Seminar on 8 May 2013 entitled: Perception of lobbying into business, public and construction sector- Experiences of the countries in the Region.

Five members of the euro currency union are receiving loans from the eurozone bailout fund, financed by the other 12 eurozone members. On top of that come emergency loans from the International Monetary fund (IMF) and bilateral loans from the solvent states to the bankrupt candidates.

Integrity cannot be legislated. There will always be people who follow the rules right to the letter, there are always those who will actively look at how to skirt or bend that same rules or look at the rules as a hindrance.