CISAP ENA

DATES: 24th - 28th October 2016

AUDIENCE:

- Senior civil servants of EU Member States, candidate countries and third countries, or local government authorities (regions, Länder, communes, etc.) in charge of public lobbying, defending the national interests of their country;
- Senior executives or managers with responsibility for corporate strategy formulation;
- Project leaders; individuals with management responsibility in the fields of European, legal and financial affairs and public relations.
 

PRESENTATION AND OBJECTIVES:

Lobbying and impact strategies are a part of institutional reality in the EU. Our training combines scoping lectures with case studies so as to provide an understanding of the basic elements and the mechanisms of public and private lobbying in the European Union.

Familiarity with these matters is of critical importance for those who are managing European issues and who wish to ensure that they are communicated effectively to key players within the Union.

The main objectives of this seminar is to identify the main actors towards whom the influence strategies must be targeted, and how best to work with them; to also recognize opportunities and formulate an expertise strategy by monitoring key policies and administrative developments and finally to construct the appropriate arguments.
 

MAIN THEMES:

- Design and implementation of an influence strategy in Brussels, Luxembourg and/or Strasbourg: obtaining information from the European Union and identifying the relevant representatives working with the main European institutions.
- Working with the European Commission: the structure of the European Commission and how the Directorates-General operate.
- The modalities of consulting the general public. Acting upstream of a Commission initiative: some concrete examples. What influence can be brought to bear on the adoption of delegated and implementing acts?
- Working with the European Parliament: how the work of the European Parliament is structured? Identifying key actors in the European Parliament. Simulation exercise: formulating an influence strategy in relation to a proposed Directive. Strategy and techniques for influencing Parliaments.
- Working with Member States in Brussels and their capital cities: Interministerial coordination and how national positions are prepared.
- How the work of the Council of the European Union is organised (working groups, Committee of Permanent Representatives, etc.)? Working with the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
- Identifying the relevant networks and key actors in civil society (NGOs, think tanks, etc.).

More information: http://www.ena.fr/eng/Formation-continue/International-cycles/CISAP