Undue influence occurs when particular individuals or groups gain an unfair advantage over public decision-making at the expense of the public interest. This can particularly occur when decision-making is opaque, when public officials or third parties act unethically, or when access to political system is skewed in favour of select interests.

Lobbyists don’t have to and in fact shouldn’t wait until there’s a burning issue to make contact with policymakers. Establishing and maintaining regular contact with as many legislators, staffers, and other influential people as possible will serve you when the crunch comes.

There are three basic rules for this kind of contact: approach policymakers personally; have a clear goal in mind to talk to them about; and make sure they understand the advantages of supporting you and the costs of not doing so.

Approach Policy Makers personally

Lobbying in Bulgaria remains largely unregulated and much of it happens behind closed doors and beyond public scrutiny, 

Having an effective organization is crucial to successful legislative lobbying. You have to gather your allies, create a coordination structure, do your homework on the issue, define your message, establish and maintain a communication network, and cultivate media relationships so that you can use everything you have when you need it. Finally, legislative lobbying demands that you take the long view, and expect that you’ll be at it for a long time.

Step 1: Marshaling your allies

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Author: Ted Galen Carpenter, a Senior Fellow in defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute.

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The Trump administration is continuing the policy of its predecessor regarding the Crimea issue. The U.S. intends to maintain economic sanctions against Russia until returns the peninsula to Ukraine. The US maintains that Crimea is a part of Ukraine.

1. An Open and Innovative European Economy

An open and innovative European economy means developing a business environment, which supports knowledge-based growth and competitiveness.

To this end, we will focus on:

Author: Bernie Sanders

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As of 11, August 2017

European Countries without any US Ambassorial Nominee (15)