21Jul 2020 by joost
Vacancy – Public Affairs Trainee (32-40h/week)

Vacancy – Public Affairs Trainee (32-40h/week)

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Better Europe Public Affairs launched in 2017 and is now looking for a trainee to help our NGO, CSO, government and real economy clients make a better Europe. As our client base grows, we are looking for a motivated trainee/junior consultant (m/f/x) to monitor and advise clients on developments on the crossroads of finance, sustainability, human rights, due diligence and company law. Job description: - Track a specific set of policy dossiers relevant to our clients, including desk research but also frequent contact with decision-makers in the EU institutions - Build up and/or maintain your network in the EU institutions and beyond - Assist the Director in executing project-structured work as well as responding to ad-hoc requests of clients - Attend and report on relevant "EU bubble" events internally and…
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04Jun 2020 by joost
Registration now open for the next EU Academy 3-4 September 2020

Registration now open for the next EU Academy 3-4 September 2020

EU Academy
Our next EUAcademy will take place in Brussels on 3 and 4 September 2020. Quick fix or Just Recovery? Advocating for the public good in the wake of the coronavirus-crisis This training aims at helping those working for the public good across Europe enhance their understanding of EU decision-making processes and their influencing skills. This EUAcademy will be set in the context of the post-pandemic recovery, looking at how the EU has changed and how to change the EU in the wake of the coronavirus-crisis. When & where Thursday 03 & Friday 04 September 2020 Venue: Holland House & Mundo-b, European Quarter, Brussels What An interactive and practical two-day training drawing from multiple cases on EU decision-making and influencing with Marc-Olivier Herman (EUChanger & Oxfam), Joost Mulder (Better Europe) and insiders from the EU institutions.…
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11Mar 2020 by joost
Highlights from the first three EU Academy trainings 2019-2020

Highlights from the first three EU Academy trainings 2019-2020

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A diverse and eager group attended EUChanger’s first training in Brussels on 21 June 2019. Focussing on influencing for the public good in the post-election context, the first EU Academy attracted 20 participants active in a wide range of policy areas including: climate, energy, international development, corporate governance, sustainable finance, tax, and human rights. It was a packed day with expert input from Vote Watch Europe on the outcome of the May European elections, a dynamic training on EU influencing essentials drawing on the experience of EUChanger’s Marc-Olivier Herman and Better Europe’s Joost Mulder, a lunch debate with advisors of various EP political groups and a group simulation on a current legislative file. The feedback we received from many participants shows just how important this type of training is for…
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30Nov 2018 by joost
Lobbytijd bij toezichthouders en beleidsambtenaren kopen? – FTM

Lobbytijd bij toezichthouders en beleidsambtenaren kopen? – FTM

In the media
Public affairs-specialist Joost Mulder maakte de conferenties enkele keren van binnenuit mee. Jarenlang werkte hij voor de financiële lobbywaakhond Finance Watch; in die hoedanigheid kon hij als een van de weinige vertegenwoordigers van publieke organisaties af en toe een kijkje nemen op de bijeenkomsten. "Het is het beste voorbeeld van groepsdenken dat ik ken," vertelt hij op een herfstige namiddag in een Brusselse koffietent. Je moet het zien als een schoolreisje, of als heidagen. Alle ideeën komen in een snelkookpan terecht en aan het eind van de conferentie is iedereen het eens." https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/eurofil-verkoopt-lobbytijd  
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31May 2018 by joost
#askalobbyist

#askalobbyist

In the media, Opinion
Is lobbying a corporate affair? Lobbying and advocacy - is it all the same? What are the strenghts and weaknesses of NGOs, associations and businesses, and what can they learn from each other? (more…)
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24Apr 2018 by joost
MEPs: Green finance good, sustainable finance better

MEPs: Green finance good, sustainable finance better

News
As the European Commission is finalizing the last set of legislative proposals that can still be completed before the European Parliament elections, MEPs today adopted a non-legislative report in ECON calling for a more ambitious strategy on sustainable finance. MEPs support the criticism that the Commission's Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth is too narrowly focused on climate change and should support a wider European agenda on long-term sustainable financing of the European economy. (more…)
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31Jan 2018 by joost
HLEG Sustainable Finance – waiting for the Commission’s Action Plan

HLEG Sustainable Finance – waiting for the Commission’s Action Plan

News, Opinion
Today, the EU High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Sustainable Finance published its final report. It's a key step but not the final one - the Commission's Action Plan on sustainable finance, due early March 2018, is where we will see which recommendations will be transformed into EU policy initiatives. The final HLEG report (PDF) published on 31 January 2018 widens the scope of sustainable finance beyond environment and climate change to social issues (although governance issues seem to be left out). (more…)
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07Nov 2017 by joost
Cold shower for European Financial Supervision changes

Cold shower for European Financial Supervision changes

News
Looking at the Presidency briefing, today's ECOFIN discussion on European financial supervision promised to be difficult. It suggested that "Whereas some member states support the proposed reforms, a number of others are critical. In their view, the proposals don't reflect the results of the Commission's public consultation, and are insufficiently justified by its impact assessment. Concerns have also been expressed about the complexity of the proposals, and the additional burden this will place on market players." (more…)
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