Youth Lobby

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Youth Lobby
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Lobbyist division in Brussels

• -Consultant Lobbyists
• -In-House Company Lobbyists
• -In-House Organisation Lobbyists(Youth lobby)
• NGOs
• Common interest groupations
• Individuals
• Around 15.000 accredited lobbyists
• More than 1000 accredited lobby companies
• Over 300 NGOs accredited

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Lobby at institutions

• European Parliament
• European Commission
• Directorates General (Priority DG Education and
  Culture, commissioner Jan Figel)
• Council of Europe
• Committee of Regions
• National authorities, trough the permanent
  delegations and representations in Brussels

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Facts about the lobbyist

• Around 15.000 registered lobbyist in Brussels
  organised in more than 1000 companies
• Big difference between the Washington and
  Brussels model of lobby (Very real problem with
  Balkan and Macedonian NGOs)

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Characteristics of the Brussels lobby

• Consensus-based approach
• People shuffle
• Media Interlink
• Dispersed lobby
• Chaotic Brussels administration, gateway for
  lobbyist
• Tête-à-Tête communication
• Lobby breakfasts
• Loyalty to a specific political garniture

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Lobby mechanisms

• Media lobby
• Direct communication
• Interconnection with interest groups
• Patronage (Project management)
• Formal registration
• Internet is everything
• Political support
• First come, first served

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Useful Links

• www.eupolitix.com
• www.euractiv.com
• http//www.eulobby.net/
• http//europa.eu/index_en.htm
• http//www.europarl.europa.eu/
• www.coe.int
• http//www.cor.europa.eu/en/index.htm

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Priorities of Macedonian and regional NGOs

• Opening of a National Youth Agency
• Direct communication with the European level
  (International associations)
• Direct networking with interest groups
• Direct communication with political actors in
  Europe
• Media lobby
• Pressure to the state officials
• Opening of Youth in Action program for the region
  as partner countries
• Concrete national platform ad-hock EU

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Thank you for the attention!

• Leon.Bakraceski_at_AEGEE.ORG