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Join Us5th Annual PACE meeting | Vienna, Austria Transparency and regulation in lobbying: these are the topics that lobbyists’ national associations coming from all around Europe discussed in their fifth conference that took place in Vienna on May 7th and 8th, 2015. The meeting was promoted by the Public Affairs Community of Europe (P.A.C.E.), the only… View Article
Read MoreTransparency International has published on April 15th,2015 its report on “Lobbying in Europeâ€. The aim of the report should be the examination of lobbying practices and the state-of-art of Regulation in 19 European countries and within the three core EU institutions. More information available on Transparency International website: http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/lobbying_in_europe Download TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL – “Lobbying In Europe”
Read MoreThe Public Affairs Community of Europe (P.A.C.E.), which gathers lobbyists’ national associations in the EU and public affairs professionals, will organize its fifth EU annual meeting on May 7th -8th in Vienna, hosted by the Austrian Public Affairs Association (www.oepav.at). Many delegations coming from all around Europe will be present: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech… View Article
Read MoreThe European Institute in Romania (EIR), as a partner for the Institute of Eastern Studies, organises annually a this Forum known as the “Eastern Davosâ€. Each year, a panel of debates is organised on various themes. This year the panel will be on lobbying and our member, Ms. Laura Florea – President of the Romanian… View Article
Read MoreTowards a Common Understanding of the New Transparency Informal round-table talks to consider the future of lobbying at a time of change This event invites members to discuss the challenges and positive ways forward for Public Affairs, looking at the Transparency Register, public trust and the value of the industry. When Tuesday 24 February 16.30-18.30… View Article
Read MoreFrom January 27th 2015, a new version of the transparency register will apply. All the data stored in the register will be transferred automatically. Anyhow, all registrants have three months to update their information in order to stay in the register. More information are here available: http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/public/homePage.do?locale=en#en
Read MoreWe hereby publish a communication forwarded by OECD. OECD has informed that the Irish Government is in the process of enacting the Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014 and now wish to appoint a Head of Lobbying Regulation, who will be responsible for the set-up, management and implementation of the Lobbying Register. As the representative for Lobbying Regulation in Ireland,… View Article
Read MoreWe publish today the link to the new press release “Lobbying and transparency – a challenge for young professionals”. Please click on this link to read the press release.
Read MoreThe 5th PACE meeting will be in Vienna on May 7th and 8th 2015
Read MoreThe 4th PACE annual Conference, organized by the member organization de’ge’pol, Â will take place in Berlin on May 22nd and 23rd. With respect to the current legal developments, the debate will be focused on lobby control efforts in Brussels and on the national level of EU Member States. Moreover, de’ge’pol is dedicated to create an… View Article
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