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LGDK,
International
Network
CEMR
Local Authorities
Executive Commit-tee’s
EU-panel
Local Authorities
NALAD Board
The Danish
Representation
NALAD Board of
Directors
Nordic
Co-operation
The Danish
Parliament’s
Europe
Committee
Other national
associations
(ELAN)
Program
Committees
Local Government Denmark
Dept. of International Relations
CEEP
Brussels /Copenhagen
CLRAE
Local Parties:
• ACCD
• Municipality of
Copenhagen
• Municipality of
Frederiksberg
IULA
Committee of the
Regions
NALAD
Dept.’s
European
Parliament
European
Commission
NALAD
International
Committee
Special Committees
Lobbying in EU institutions
Agenda
• LGDK – national and international
• Official and unofficial connections in the EU
• 3 cases
- Convention on the future of Europe
- Repretureship of a Danish politician
- Town-Twinning Foundation
• Observations and conclusions in regard to
lobbying in EU institutions
LGDK spheres of influence in the EU-system:
• Direct representation in The Committee of the Regions
• Co-operation with the Danish members of the European
Parliament
• Contact to the Commission (working groups, individual cases
etc.)
• Representation in the Danish ministerial EU special
committees
• Contact to the Danish Parliament’s European Committee
• Representation in several European co-operation arrangements
(CEMR, CEEP, CLRAE, networks in Brussels etc.)
A “clear” model of LGDK spheres of influence in the decision
making procedure of the EU!
Denmark
Minister
The Danish
Parliament’s
European
Committee
Brussels
The European
Council of
Ministers
The Danish
representation
The European
Parliament
Expert- and working
groups
LGDK
The Committee
of Regions
Ministries and
special committees
The Press
The Commission
CEEP
Conclusions/ experiences
 Documentation/ argumentation is decisive
 Messenger service less important
 Complexity = possibilities
 EU takes time => Personal contact and continuity/
credibility is important. Timing is decisive
 LGDK is not a group of private lobbyists,
but public interests!!
NALAD representation in national policymaking
process on international affairs
EU-level
National level
Commission
Commission
proposal
Government and central government
Special
committees
NALAD-Representation
Government
Foreign Policy
Committee
and the
EC-Committee
EU-level
Parliament
Committee
of European
Affairs
Council
Council
decision
Political levels in The European Union
”By-pass”-strategy:
Local/regional channels of influence:
- Committee of the Regions
- Partnerships
EU
EU influence on local/regional level:
- Legislation
- Regional policy
- Programmes / funds
National states
”Go-through”-strategy:
Normal national
EU decision process
Local and regional authorities
Danish
Representation
Other national
associations
EU-Panel
IULA
The Danish Local Government
Partners
Local Authorities
European Affairs Committee
LGDK Board of directors
CEEP
Committe
of the Regions
BRX. Department of International CPH.
Relations
LGDK International
Committee
Political
Groups
European
Parlament
European
Commission
CEMR
LGDK professional offices
Different environments
Copenhagen
Big fish in little
sea
- Few actors
- Culture known
- Permanent co-operation patterns
Brussels
- the other
way around
- Lots of actors
- Alliances necessary
- Changing co-operation
patterns
LGDK’s political structure
Congress
14 regional
associations of
local authorities
Advisory
council
Political board
17 members
Committee on technical and
environmental affairs
Committee on children and
culture
Chairmanship
5 members
Chairman
1st deputy chairman
2nd deputy chairman
Committee on industrial
affairs and administration
Committee on social affairs
and labour market
Committee on wages and
personnel
Committee on international
affairs
EU Lobbying
Who are the actors
•Private company’s - alone or in association with
others
•Interest organisations - pressure groups
•Local and regional representatives of EU
member states
•Accession countries
Lobbyism – important to remember
• You should be well-prepared
• You should be professional and understand the
connection
• You should give information which is easy to
understand
• Specific examples and experiences are important tools
• You should start as early in the process as possible
• A good idea to “network”
Committe of Regions
Plenary (222)
DK 9 pladser
President: Bore (GB) (PSE)
Vice president: Zaplana (E) (PPE)
Formand: Stanislaw Tillich (D/PPE)
2 viceformænd (PPE & PSE)
Økonomisk og Social
samhørighed
Territorial samhørighed
Strukturfonde
Interregionalt og
Grænseoverskridende
Samarbejde
osv.
Formand:
Rafaelle Fittio (I/PPE)
DK-medl.:
Henning Jensen (KL/S)
Jens K. Mikkelsen
(Kbh/S)
Vibeke S. Rasmussen
(ARF/S)
Laust Grove Vejlstrup (KL/K)
Bureau
Budget Committee
Commission for
Terretorial
Cohesion
Policy
(COTER)
Ad-hoc udvalg om
forretningsordenen
DK 2 pladser
Henning Jensen (KL/S)
Knud Andersen (ARF/V)
Commission for
Economic and
Social Policy
(ECOS)
Commission for
Substainable
Development
(DEVE)
Commission for
Culture and
Education
(EDUC)
Beskæftigelse
Socialpolitik og social
Beskyttelse
Lige muligheder
Erhvervspolitik,
Konkurrence og skatteforhold
Økonomisk og monetær
Politik
Indre marked osv.
Miljø og naturressourcer
Fælles landbrugsPolitik og landdisktriktsudvikling
Fiskeri
Energi og transeuropæiske
Energinet
Forbrugerpolitik osv.
Kulturel forskellighed
Ungdom
Sport
Uddannelse, læring og
udbredelse af Sprog,
herunder mindretalssprog
Erhversuddannelse
Forskning og teknologi,
Herunder etiske spørgsmål
Informationssamfundet osv.
Formand:
Francisco M. Machado
(E/PSE)
DK-medl.:
Johnny Søtrup (KL/V)
Johannes F. Jensen
(ARF/S)
Vibeke S. Rasmussen
(ARF/S)
Formand:
Wim v. Gelder
(NL/PPE)
DK-medl.:
Laust Grove Vejlstrup (KL/K)
Johannes F. Jensen
(ARF/S)
Jens K. Mikkelsen
(Køb/S)
Formand:
Henning Jensen (KL/S)
(DK/PES)
DK-medl.:
Lars Abel (ARF/K)
Johnny Søtrup (KL/V)
Commission for
Commission for
Constitutional
External Relations
Affairs and
(RELEX)
herunder
European Governance Udvidelsen,
koordinering af de
(CONST)
blandede udvalg
Europæisk integration
og de lokale og regionale
myndigheders rolle
Iværksættelse og evaluering
af EU-Traktaten
Institutionelle konsekvenser
af udvidelsen
Fordeling af kometencerne
I EU subsadiaritet osv.
Euro-middelhavspartnerskab
Den nordlige dimension
Den atlantiske dimension
Balkan
Nord-syd dialog
WTO
osv.
Formand:
Graham Tope (UK/ELDR)
DK-medl.:
Knud Andersen (ARF/V)
Laust Grove Vejlstrup (KL/K)
Helene Lund (KL/SF)
Formand:
Christos Paleológos
(EL/PSE)
DK-medl.:
Lars Abel (ARF/K)
Helene Lund (KL/SF)
Knud Andersen (ARF/V)
EU Lobbying - thinks to remember
• Be aware of languages and cultural
differences
• Think about witch massage is being send
• Avoid “glittering” information
• Avoid to smart behaviour and exaggerated
self-confidence
• Know who you are dealing with
Networks
• The Danish lobbyist club
• ELAN (all local/regional organisations i Brux
– each month)
• Roundtable discussions
• Conferences
• Networks on specific areas of interest
• briefings