Lobbying

European Union lobbying trends for 2019-2024
October 18, 2019 Category: Lobbying
What trends will shape the European political arena & lobbying in the next 5 years? 5 take-aways, discussed today at the HOTREC – Hotels, Restaurants, Bars & Cafés in Europe general assembly in Dubrovnik (with quotes from James Stevens, VoteWatch …
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Is Public Affairs Needed for Success in Europe?
January 27, 2016 Category: Lobbying, Public Affairs
The question whether “public and government affairs” matters or not for a company’s business success comes up quite often at corporate planning meetings. The reason is that those in this profession struggle to provide a “value proposition” for …
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Counter-Point: Activists Operate By Outrage, Not Fear
October 13, 2015 Category: Corporate communication, Lobbying, Public Affairs
This article originally appeared in the American Council on Science and Health. You have probably seen the most recent attack (warning: crackpot link) on Professor Kevin Folta of the University of Florida, Gainesville by activists who see conspiracy and collusion everywhere. You …
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Should the European Commission fund NGOs?
July 8, 2015 Category: EU Affairs, Lobbying
The European Commission, most recently its DG Environment has just released a report on the latest round of funding for ‘European environmental NGOs’. But think about it: why does the EU’s executive need to give taxpayers’ money to …
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