L'Association internationale des maires francophones (AIMF) créée en 1979 rassemble et établit des liens entre les maires et responsables des capitales et métropoles où le français est la langue officielle. Elle a pour but de faciliter la réalisation de projets, l'échange de pratiques et de connaissances, en fournissant une tribune internationale aux villes francophones. L'AIMF est l'opérateur de l'Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) pour la coopération décentralisée.

Villes Membres

1. Why has Russia been denied the right of consular access to the two Russian citizens, who came to harm on British territory?
2. What specific antidotes and in what form were the victims injected with? How did such antidotes come into the possession of British doctors at the scene of the incident?
3. On what grounds was France involved in technical cooperation in the investigation of the incident, in which Russian citizens were injured?

La Belgique compte actuellement 14.061 élus pour une population belge de 11.250.585 personnes (au 1er janvier 2016 selon le SPF intérieur). Cela représente un élu pour 800 Belges. Autrement dit, un Belge sur 800 est un élu politique.

1. Europe : Parlement Européen 21 Elus

2. Belgique : 168 Elus

Selon les chiffres qui ressortent des rapports de l'Institut national français de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), la France compte 527.629 élus pour 66.627.602 de personnes au 1erjanvier 2016, soit un élu pour 126 Français.

In 2017, the U.S. exported $ 1,551 billion worth of goods while importing $ 2,362 billion worth for a merchandise trade deficit of $ 811 billion. But this is not a loss to the United States in any meaningful way: First,the lives of a hundred million American households are made better every day by imports of automobiles, electronics, clothing, shoes, fresh produce, and pharmaceuticals. Meanwhile, U.S. producers keep their factories humming with imported machinery, crude oil, lumber, steel and other inputs.

Imposing restrictions on steel imports would have severe consequences for the EU. The European Steel Association considers the U.S. a key market, accounting for most European steel exports outside the EU. Steel has long been a strategically important industry in the EU, one that has fostered innovation, sparked economic growth and employed a lot of people. A, increase in tariffs would mean fewer exports to the U.S. and a potential cut on production for European plants.

Google provides a huge variety of services, many of which are free. Gmail, Google Drive and Google Hangouts can be used without paying a cent. Instead, pay by providing information about yourself, which Google can use for advertising. Though it started in search, the lion’s share of the company’s profits come from ads.

Source: Transparency International EU

Annual Budget and number of meetings with the European Commissioon since 2014

1. Microsoft: € 4.5 million, 84 high level meetings with the EC

2. Google: € 4.25 million, 153 high level meetings with the EC

3. Amazon: € 1.75 million, 33 high level meetings with the EC

4. Facebook: € 1.00 million, 68 high level meetings with the EC

5. Apple: € 1.00 million, 26 high level meetings with the EC

Lobbying and diplomacy are activities aimed at representing certain interests in front of the decision-makers and the public of a political system ; at informing policy-makers and the public about certain policies, specific viewpoints, etc. ; at communicating these issues via formal and informal channels ; at influencing the formulation and implementation of policies ; and at building relationships.

1. Luxembourg: 17%
2. Malta; 18%
3. Cyprus, Germany, Romania: 19%
4. Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Slovakia, United Kingdom: 20%
5. Belgium, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Spain: 21%
6. Italy, Slovenia: 22%
7. Ireland, Poland, Portugal: 23%
8. Finland, Greece: 24%
9. Croatia, Denmark, Sweden: 25%
10. Hungary: 27%