!!■LOBBYING = What does it mean? ■LOBBYING ALLOWS CIVIL SOCIETY AND SMEs TO TAKE PART IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS !!

WHAT IS LOBBYING?

■PUBLIC <=> PRIVATE !■PROACTIVE <=> REACTIVE !■MULTINATIONALS, INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, COMPANIES, FEDERATIONS, (LOCAL) GOVERNMENTS, NGOs

TYPES OF LOBBYING

FROM 1957 TO 2010

FROM 2011 TO TODAY

Source EU Trasparency Register 2016

9172 in the Transparency Register

Source EU Trasparency Register 2016

LOBBYING BRUSSELS MAP

!Source NY Times 2013

TIMING FOR LOBBYING■Lobbying the : !

lEuropean Commission (white and green paper) lEuropean Parliament (MEP and assistants) lCouncil of EU (REPER officers) lCommittee of Regions and Economic and Social Committee (members and officers)

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE■NETWORKING ■IDENTIFICATION OF ACTORS and ALLIANCES ■CREATION OF COALITIONS ■COMUNICATION

lMessage: clear, brief, credible and at the right time lPresent a working paper or amendments lBe systematic and operational

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➢About 150 Regions !➢26 EU member and non-member States !➢200 million inhabitants !6 Geographical Commissions !

COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN MUNICIPALITIES AND

REGIONS

Founded in 1951 by a group of European mayors in Geneva Members: about 55 national associations of towns, municipalities and regions from 40 European countries Regions joined CEMR membership in 1984.

Founded in 1986, representing cities of over 250,000 inhabitants !Some 130 full members in 34 countries, representing 120m citizens !Some 40 associate members and partners ! link !Most European capital cities are members

A political assembly of the European Union representing local and regional authorities

•Created by the Maastricht Treaty (1993) •344 Members (Regional and local representatives) •First Plenary held in March 1994 •Six Plenary Sessions per year •Six thematic Commissions and one Commission on budget & administration •27 national delegations •Four Political Groups •The Open Days

•Representation to the EU !•Implementing EU policies at Regional level !•Lobbying e monitoring !•Networking

lMember of Different EU associations !

COMUNIDAD VALENCIANAPublic-Private partnership

PUBLIC

Regional government Municipalities Universities Research Institutes

PRIVATE

IBERDROLA (energy) Saving banks

Chambers of commerce Universities

Pro associations Business and

Entrepreneurial associations

Fundación Comunidad Valenciana Región Europea

(created in 2003)