EU 28 CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX (CPI)

Out of 175 countries

PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY BEST PRACTICE

Key Principles

  1. Acknowledge that there is no magic formula
  2. Acknowledge the luck in having the right people, at the right place at the right time in government, and be prepared to capitalize on opportunities that come up
  3. Be patient, as change happens slowly. Policy change can require persistence and a lot of hard work
  4. Cultivate positive relationships

Three Steps

1. Research the political and public policy context which your issue fits

COMPETITIVE EU METROPOLITAN AREAS

  1. London Metropolitan Area : 13,709,000 (Pop)
  2. Paris Metropolitan Area : 11,175,000
  3. Ruhr Area (Essen-Bochum-Dortmund) : 5,376,000
  4. Madrid Metropolitan Area : 5,263,000
  5. Milan Metropolitan Area : 4,136,000
  6. Barcelona : 4,082,000
  7. Berlin : 4,016,000
  8. Athens : 3, 761,000
  9. West Midlands (Birmingham : 3,683,000
  10. Rome Metropolitan Area : 3,190,000
  11. Rhein-Nord (Düsseldorf-Neuss) : 3,073,000
  12. Rhein-Süd  (Cologne/Bonn Region) : 3,070, 000
  13. Katowice Metropolitan Area : 3,029,000

FREEMASONIC INFLUENCE IN FRANCE

L’influence des maçons se développe de manière diffuse, par capillarité, parce qu’on retrouve beaucoup de frères dans les cabinets ministériels, les administrations et les milieux politiques. Résultat : des connivences naissent dans les loges, des informations circulent et des petits services s’échangent. La solidarité obligée et le secret maçonnique que partagent les francs maçons nourrissent, par conséquent, un certain copinage invisible, souvent au détriment de profanes, privés de ces clés d’influence.

GRANDE LOGE FÉMININE DE FRANCE (GLFF)

CITY REPRESENTATION AT EU LEVEL AND PURPOSE

Representation of City by liaising with

  • EU institutions: European Commission, European Parliament, Committee of the Regions, European Economic and Social Committee, and other institutions operating in Brussels,
  • National diplomatic posts: Permanent Representation to the EU, National Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Cities associations and networks representing cities (e.g. EUROCITIES, Cities for Cohesion etc.)

Promotion of City  by

MAP OF ‘COLLECTIVITES TERRITORIALES’ IN FRANCE

1. Régions (13) New Regions coming into force in 2017

SPECIAL MEMBER STATE TERRITORIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

Several European Union Member States have special territories which, for historical, geographical, or political reasons, enjoy special status within or outside the European Union. These statuses range from no or limited derogation from EU policies, to limited inclusion in EU policies, to none at all. Most of the territories which are outside the EU nonetheless have a special relationship with the EU.

SPANISH AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES AND COMPETENCES

The creation of the different Autonomous Communities in Spain took place through a complex procedure from 1979 until 1983. The Basque Country, Catalonia, Galicia and Andalusia were the first ones to adopt their own Statutes of Autonomy (Estatutos de Autonomía). The remaining regions also adopted their own Statutes so that today all the Autonomous Communities enjoy important autonomy and have legislative powers. In addition, Ceuta and Melilla, the two Spanish Autonomous Cities located in Northern Africa, also adopted their own Statutes in 1995.

HOW TO LOBBY EFFECTIVELY AT EU LEVEL

1. Find the resources to lobby effectively: NGOs often assume that industries having recourse to consultants and expense accounts have limitless resources for lobbying. This is not true except if their markets are likely to be affected either positively or negatively by a particular regulatory standard. It is difficult for more scattered interests only partially or indirectly affected or people campaigning for a more general interest to match the financial power of the narrow vested interest at stake.

MAKING THE EU MORE TRANSPARENT THROUGH LEGISLATIVE FOOTPRINTS

Lobbying of the European Union (EU) needs to become more transparent and open to public scrutiny. EU policy-makers should therefore collect and disclose comprehensive information on who influences whom in the European Union EU decision-making process to ensure a level playing field for all interest representatives and thus balanced legislative outcomes. It will help to ensure that legislation has the public interest at its heart and that the risks of corruption, conflicts of interest and regulatory capture are reduced.

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