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Transparency Interests Democracy
Join UsAs PACE, we are united by the vision of creating a platform for the cooperation of national associations for Public Affairs in Europe. In our roles as Public Affairs professionals, we strive to contribute to political decision-making processes in a responsible and transparent manner. Our endeavor is to accompany the evolving regulatory framework for lobbying from the perspective of the Public Affairs industry with a unified voice in European countries. United in diversity - what applies to the EU also applies to the national association of Public Affairs organizations united within PACE. Yet for PACE, Europe does not end at the borders of the EU: with members from the entire European continent, we aim to create a common framework for the European public affairs industry.
PACE is the voice of the Public Affairs community in European countries. We draw on the potential of our members and offer a platform for sharing knowledge, exchanging experiences and holding debates on developments that affect us as an industry. For instance, PACE has recently started a debate on quality management in political consulting and brought the topic from national discussions to a common European forum. [option: LINK to QM discussion paper] The central potential of PACE is the networking and exchange of ideas among each other, which PACE promotes through annual conferences: as a community, we share national experiences in the field of lobbying regulation or other industry relevant topics and provide support for the creation of national public affairs associations. Professionals who wish to establish a lobbying association in their respective can benefit from the community as Associate Members even during the foundation phase of their association à No button “read more” needed .
As the association of public affairs professionals in Europe, we are convinced that the representation of interests is an integral part of a functioning democratic system. Acting at the interface between the worlds of politics and business, Public Affairs plays a key role as transmission belt for interests to be articulated in decision-making processes. This role, however, also entails a high level of responsibility and a need for and integral and transparent behavior: For this reason, Public Affairs professionals organized in PACE understand the following basic values as the foundation for their professional activities: Truthfulness, Transparency, Fairness, Incompatibility, Confidentiality and Loyalty.
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The president of the Public Affairs Community of Europe (PACE), Maria Rosa Rotondo, along with Matti Van Hecke, Head of Secretariat of EPACA and Board Member of PACE – The European Public Affairs Consultancies’ Association and new Board Member of PACE, appeared before the Constitutional Committee of the British Parliament on Tuesday 6th of December… View Article
Read MoreThe Public Affairs Community of Europe (PACE) members gathered for its annual event on the 20th & 21st October. This is the 12th edition of the event that forms part of the yearly public affairs summit, hosted by the Belgian Public Affairs Association (BEPACT) in Brussels. The PACE face-to-face event has returned in full-force after… View Article
Read MorePACE is pleased to invite you to its annual meeting, which this year will be hosted by its Belgian member Bepact. You can participate both in real life or virtually, please confirm your preference by replying with your name and organization to info@paceurope.eu. More information on the panel guests will follow shortly. AGENDA & INFORMATION… View Article
Read MoreThe French political agenda will be rich at the beginning of 2022, with the opening of the French presidency of the EU for 6 months and the presidential and legislative elections to come in Spring. After DeGePol and Dominik Maier, the Association Française des Conseils en Lobbying et Affaires Publiques (AFCL – French Association of… View Article
Read MoreIn order to give visibility to the vibrant Public Affairs arena in the European countries, the PACE has decided to launch a new series of online events to allow the growing community of professionals to have an in depth look at the situation of lobbying across Europe, share experiences, best practices, and connect with colleagues… View Article
Read MoreOn the 10th of June, 2021 the Public Affairs Community of Europe (PACE) gathered via electronic means in order to carry out the 11th Annual General Assembly. In this way, the PACE Board members decided to maintain what has been a core component of the network for over a decade: the annual exchange with members… View Article
Read MoreThe Public Affairs Community of Europe will hold its 9th Annual Meeting in Prague, on May 17-18, 2019.
Read MoreThe Public Affairs Community of Europe (P.A.C.E.), which gathers lobbyists national associations in the EU and public affairs professionals, will held its 8th EU annual meeting on June 1st and 2nd in Nicosia, Cyprus, hosted by the newly established Public Affairs association of Cyprus (LPAP) . This year, PACE will gather 16 National associations and… View Article
Read MoreThe Public Affairs Community of Europe will hold its 8th Annual Meeting in Nicosia, on June 01-02, 2018.
Read MoreThe Public Affairs Community of Europe is glad to announce that its 7th  Annual Meeting will be held in Athens, on May 12-13, 2017. Click here to download the Provisional_Agenda For any information please write to: staff@paceurope.eu Click here to download the Press release Click here to download PACE Athens 2017 Documents
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