Associations engage in government relations, public policy, and advocacy activities for a variety of reasons. These activities can enable an association to:

Source: MERICS and Rhodium Group research

No national investment screening mechanism in place or planned

1. Belgium
2. Bulgaria
3. Croatia
4. Cyprus
5. Estonia
6. Greece
7. Ireland
8. Luxembourg
9. Malta
10. Slovakia
11. Slovenia

Group 1

Industry Associations (General)

1.Information for the media and audiovisual productions: EUR 6,418,000.

In 2020, these activities will focus on the European Commission's priorities as set out in the Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024 and the Commission Work Programme 2020. In 2020 the main activities are:

1.Video news

• Production of European Commission-centred video news (live and recorded coverage, edited news), mainly intended for use by the media.

2. Photographs

1. 3M
2. 4Finance
3. 5GAA
4. AB InBev
5. ABB
6. Abbott GmbH
7. AbbVie
8. Acciona
9. ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association)
10. Aceto Corporation
11. Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
12. Adecco
13. AENA (Aeropuertos Espanoles y Navegacion Aérea)
14. AES Corporation
15. AESGP (Association of the European Self-Care Industry)
16. AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe)
17. Agence Marocaine de Coopération Internationale
18. Agilent Technologies
19. Airlines 4 America

Source: ATKEARNEY GLOBAL BUSINESS POLICY COUNCIL (GBPC)

1. USA: 414
2. Switzerland: 264
3. Norway: 86
4. Canada: 32
5. Japan: 26
6. Turkey: 25
7. Ukraine: 16
8. Russia: 12
9. Serbia: 12
10. Australia: 12
11. Brazil: 11
12. Argentina: 9
13. China: 8
14. India: 7
15. Malaysia: 6
16. South Korea: 6
17. Iceland; 6
18. Morocco; 6
19. UAE: 6
20. Philippines: 5
21. Israel: 4
22. Mexico; 4
23. South Africa: 4
24. Bolivia: 3
25. Palestinian Territories: 2
26. Albania: 2
27. Indonesia; 2
28. Qatar: 2

Source: Transparency Register

1. Acumen Public Affairs: Key Clients (Cargill, Dow Chemical, IFPMA (International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations), MSD, Novartis, Uber)
2. Brunswick Group: Key Clients (AB InBev, Alstom, Amway, ASDA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bell, IBM, Hoist Finance, ICE, McDonalds, Nord Stream 2, PayPal, Royal Bank of Scotland, Siemens, the Gates Foundation, Umicore, The Walt Disney Company)

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