THE VALUE OF LEGISLATIVE ETHICS LAWS

There are three basic principles of legislative ethics, aimed at guiding legislative behaviour in ways that promote the integrity of legislators and the legislative process:

GUIDELINES FOR EU PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN DEALING WITH PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATES

Public policy advocacy is an acceptable and normal part of our society and in many cases is a part of a healthy democratic process. Decision-makers can be provided with valuable information during the public policy advocacy process. Public policy advocacy covers a wide variety of activities. Generally it involves the making of representations to EU  public officials on particular issues by special interest groups, individuals and professional advocates acting on behalf of others.

AALEP INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

AALEP Institutional Membership is all inclusive and refers to Higher Education Institutions and Academic Staff; Professional Societies of Lobbyists; Corporations; Law Firms; Consultancies; Non-Governmental Organizations.

Our aim is to contribute to the development and improvement of public policy advocacy education and to enhance the status of both public policy advocacy education and professional public policy advocates in society.

ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL POLITICAL CONSULTANTS (APCC)- UK

The  APPC is the self-regulatory body for UK public affairs practitioners. As well as its traditional membership base of consultancies, APPC membership is now available to trade associations, in-house PA teams and individuals.

The APPC has three main roles:

UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (UKPAC)

The UK Public Affairs Council (UKPAC) was created by three industry bodies: the Association of Professional Political Consultants (APCC) and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA). Other bodies may join UKPAC if they wish. The purpose of UKPAC is to promote and uphold effective self-regulation for those professionals engaged in public affairs.

There are four key roles for UKPAC:

WHO'S WHO IN DIGITALEUROPE

Here below are the Executive Board Members of DIGITALEUROPE:

BRAINSTORMING SEMINAR ON CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND THE EU

ECAS-  (European Citizen Action Service) is organizing a brainstorming seminar on 'Civic Participation and the EU'. This seminar will take place at the Representation of Saxony-Anhalt to the European Union on 2 December 2013.

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE EU

The Worl Bank has just released its latest 'Doing Business Report' that ranks all economies of the world up to June 2013. For each economy the ranking is calculated as the simple average of the percentile rankings on each of the following topics: 1. Starting a business; 2. Dealing with construction permits; 3. Getting electricity; 4. Registering property; 5. Getting credit; 6. Protecting investors; 7. Paying taxes; 8. Trading across borders; 9. Enforcing contracts and 10. Resolving insolvency.

AALEP INTRODUCES NEW OPEN MEMBERSHIP MODEL

Like most professional associations AALEP competes for resources for individual memberships with other organizations at EU and member state level. Today everyone is demanding a return on their membership investment. Many associations like to trumpet their benefit as networking opportunities or a listing in their directory. But what professional people are looking for are outcome-based membership benefits i.e. business contacts that can result in new business opportunities.

PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY OF THE JAPAN BUSINESS COUNCIL IN EUROPE (JBCE)

The Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) is the European organisation representing companies of Japanese parentage operating in Europe.

The mission of JBCE is to contribute to European Public Policy. JBCE membership currently consists of around 60 multinational companies and covers a wide range of industry sectors, including air-conditioning, automotive, chemicals, consumer electronics, engineering, industrial machinery, information and communication technology, medical equipment, photo and imaging equipment.

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