Collusion is not itself a crime. Many people hear “collusion” and think about something akin to the legal concept of “conspiracy,” which is when two or more people agree to commit an illegal act. But there can be collusion that doesn’t involve law-breaking.

The EU Public Affairs Awards are a joint venture between Government Knowledge, Public Relations Communications Association and Zetter’s Political Services. For the European Public Awards – or EuroPAwards – additional support is provided by the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO), The European Centre for Public Affairs (ECPA), Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP) and The European Public Affairs Consultancies’ Association (EPACA).

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Europe’s response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine has been to sanction and attempt to isolate Russia. This is clearly a wrong approach.

Four key issues stand out:

Views expressed by US Secretary of State Tillerson (28 November 2017)

The Oxford English Dictionary defines competence as "the ability to do something successfully or efficiently." In foreign policy, competence depends on a sufficient knowledge about the state of the world and the key forces that drive world politics so that one can make well-informed and intelligent policy choices. It also means having the organizational skills, discipline and judgment to pick the right subordinates and get them to combine the different elements of national power in pursuit of well-chosen goals.

Author: Arkady Moshes, Program Director of the EU Eastern Neighborhood and Russia Research Program at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

What are the key developments in the EU-Russia relationship since the 2014 tipping point? What scenarios lie ahead for bilateral relations over the next three to five years? One may foresee three main possibilities: improvement, muddling through at the present level of conflict, or worsening of relations. The outlook is hazy and it is likely that none of the three options will materialize in full.

1. Argentina  
2. Australia  
3. Austria  
4. Belarus*  
5. Belgium  
6. Belize  
7. Bolivia*  
8. Côte d'Ivoire  
9. Cuba  
10. Egypt  
11. Eritrea*  
12. European Union
13. Honduras
14. Hungary
15. Iceland
16. Ireland
17. Jamaica
18. Jordan
19. Mongolia
20. Morocco
21. OECD
22. OSCE
23. Qatar
24. Saudi Arabia
25. Somalia
26. South Africa
27. South Korea
28. Sudan*
29. Sweden
30. Syria*
31. Tajikistan
32. Tanzania

1. Reporting Requirements

Global Government Relations (GGR) is about the establishment, operation and management of political and stakeholder relationships in any country of the world.

It entails:

Managing media interviews is an art that can only be mastered with lots of practice.

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