European Lobbying
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The European lobbying scene is a vast and sophisticated one, with European branches of the big name communications consultancies mixing it with Brussels-based specialists. With the EU system far more open to the voices of external influences than most national systems, many companies see the European Union as a key stakeholder battleground - particular when the decisions made there have the capacity to affect over five hundred million people.
On this page we've listed some of the most valuable to links to European public affairs available on the web - on both sides of the fence. Monolinguists will be pleased to hear that the vast majority of EU information is in English...
Euractiv - www.euractiv.com/en
Loads of information on European public policy here - plenty of discussion on the big political issues like climate change, regularly updated news bulletins and a good list of Europe-based jobs.
EULobby.net - www.eulobby.net
Not updated for a while unfortunately, but still some useful resources and links. Includes the AALEP - the Association of Accredited Lobbyists to the European Parliament.
Corporate Europe Observatory - www.corporateeurope.org
CEO is a European-based research and campaign group targeting the threats to democracy, equity, social justice and the environment posed by the economic and political power of corporations and their lobby groups. Committed lobbyist or not, this is interesting and well worth a read. Organises the 'Worst EU Lobbying' Awards.
European Public Affairs Consultancies Association (EPACA) - www.epaca.org
The European Public Affairs Consultancies Association (EPACA) is the representative trade body for public affairs consultancies working with EU institutions. Currently consists of 32 companies with over 600 staff.
Degepol (German Association of Political Consultants) - www.degepol.de
Founded in 2002, Degepol is the first association of professional German-speaking political consultants. It plays a leading role in quality management within German public affairs, and has become a significant organisation within the national industry.
Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) -
A coalition of over 160 civil society groups, trade unions, academics and public affairs firms concerned with the increasing influence exerted by corporate lobbyists on the political agenda in Europe.
EU Register of Interest Representatives -
A bold step towards greater transparency or a weak compromise? Opinion remains divided. This is the voluntary EU register of lobbying interests, introduced on a one-year trial basis in June 2008.
EuroBrussels -
Good source of European Affars jobs.
Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP) -
Established in 1997 to represent all those individuals active in European affairs and to promote self regulation of the profession. SEAP now has over 260 individual members each of whom are signatories to the SEAP Code of Conduct.
"...the world's top website for careers in the lobbying industry."
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