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GGI CONFERENCE October, 2013. ROME

GGI as a shareholder of the future of Europe

(A unique opportunity)

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Contents

• GGI’s history of success• The European Commission• Your Voice initiative• Why this topic is important to GGI• The procedure• Contact information• Questions

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GGI – A success story

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GGI – Information that led to its admission to the European Commission

• International contacts (in more than 100 countries)

• Global alliance of independent business entities

• Ranked amongst the top ten associations worldwide

• Carefully selected member firms (almost 600worldwide)

• High quality standards• Experts representing wide

range of clients – advocacy role

• Carefully set and upheld values

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GGI - How it became a member of the Consulting Network

• Preceded by a 1-year long preparatory work• GGI was audited, documents requested – similar

to GGI due diligance system• Possibility to express opinions because of its

independence (unlike multinational companies)• Umbrella organisation – emphasis on advocacy

role• GGI top management is now free to contact and

consult members of the European Parliament and European Commission

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• based in Brussels• executive body of the

EU (the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs)

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Responsibilities

• proposing legislation to the European Parliament, only power to initiate legislation

• managing and implementing EU Policies and supervising the budget

• ensuring EU law is upheld by the Member States

• representing the EU on a global level

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Your Voice

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Your Voice

• Access point to a wide variety of consultations and discussions

• Enables you play an active role in the policy-making process

• Set up in the context of the Interactive Policy Making initiative

• Aims at improving European governance and introducing Better Regulation

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Why is Your Voice important to GGI?



The importance of Your Voice

• Allows participation in public consultations

• Opinion formed on policy issues forwarded to the European Commission

• Opportunity of advocacy• Regular information on

issues forwarded to members

• Business opportunity



Opinions about the following topics

• Development• Employment and Social Affairs• Enterprise• Trans-European Networks• Economic and Financial Affairs• Energy• Environment• Internal Market• Reginal Policy• Taxation

• Budget• Competition• Customs• Enlargement• External Relations• Humanitarian Aid• Justice and Fundamental

Rights• Research and Technology• Trade



Current topicsPolicy field Description Deadline

Environment Consultation on the revision of Annexes I and II of the Groundwater Directive (2006/118/EC)

October 22, 2013.

Energy Insurance and compensation of damages caused by accidents of nuclear power plants

(nuclear liability)

October 22, 2013.

Environment Implementation Report of the Aarhus Convention to be submitted by the European

Union to the Aarhus Secretariat

October 14, 2013.

Enterprise Public consultation on the “Experience Economy” as an emerging industry

October 11, 2013.



Current topics 2Policy field Description Deadline

Environment The sustainable use of phosphorus December 01, 2013.

Energy Evaluation of Energy Labelling Directive and certain aspects of the Ecodesign Directive

November 30, 2013.

Environment, Enterprise

Public consultation on the Green Action Plan for SMEs

December 12, 2013.

Environment Consultation on the establishment of a quantitative reduction headline target for

marine litter

December 18, 2013.

Internal Market Crowdfunding in the EU - Exploring the added value of potential EU action

December 31, 2013.



The procedure involving GGIEuropean Commission

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GGI Head

Office

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Office

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European Commission

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All members

All clients

Possibility of debate (Skype,WebEx)



The realization process

European Commission

Prep. Committee

Green Paper

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Prep. CommitteEuropean

Commission (Directive Draft)

European Parliament (Directive)

Member State (2 years)

Member State (2 Years)



National Parliament (Act)

opinion

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Topic description

• Topics: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/consultations/index_en.htm

• More information tab• Background document• Reference documents

and related consultations• Clearly stated aims,

objectives, the importance of the results


http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/consultations/index_en.htm




Summary



Contacts

Dr. Laszlo [email protected]+41 76 278 81 32+36 30 950 60 11

Bernadett Csú[email protected]

+36 30 274 53 38


mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


For further information:

• http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/index_en.htm


http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/index_en.htm


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