1. Individual Restrictive Measures: Asset freeze and travel restrictions.

150 people and 37 Russian entities are subject to an asset freeze and a travel ban over their responsibility for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

On 13 March 2017, the Council prolonged these measures until 15 September 2017.

2. Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

EP Motion (2016/2030 (INI)

Recognising and exposing Russian disinformation and propaganda warfare

Source : VoteWatch

EU Member States Balance of Trade in Goods (€ billion) 

• 2005: -109.3
• 2006: -132.1
• 2007: -162.0
• 2008: -170.8
• 2009: -132.9
• 2010: -170.5
• 2011: -158.6
• 2012: -147.9
• 2013: -132.0
• 2014: -137.5
• 2015: -180.1
• 2016: -174.6

Balance of Trade By Member States (2015)

AALEP’s Mentor Program offers new public policy advocates the opportunity to develop one-on-one relationships with accomplished public policy advocates and benefits from their experience. The program serves as a forum for experienced public policy advocates to share their wisdom with new public policy advocates and offer advice and guidance on public policy advocacy issues.

Younger Public Policy Advocates must maintain an active membership status in AALEP for participation in the Mentor Program.

Membership Fee for Younger Public Policy Advocates:

The overarching purpose of US trade policyis to expand trade in a way that is freer and fairer for all Americans. Every action the US takes with respect to trade will be designed to increase US growth, promote job creation in the United States, promote reciprocity with US trading partners, strengthen US manufacturing base and US ability to defend itself, and expand its agricultural and other exports.

Source: Draft Report on Budgetray Control of Financing NGOs from the EU Budget (Committee on Budgetary Control) Markus Piper- Rapporteur

In 2015, the EU budget funded NGOs a total amount of € 1.2 billion with more than 90% allocated to the Multiannual Financing Framework (MFF) heading (Global Europe), around 4% to 'Sustainable Growth within natural resources, almost 4% dedicated to 'Security and Citizenship' and less than 0.5% to 'Smart and Inclusive Growth'.

As the older generation of public policy advocates is retiring, there is a growing number of younger people (35 and younger ) from the new generation who are shaping the future of public policy advocacy. Indeed, they are dictating the new rules of the public policy advocacy industry.

Prepared by the President of the European Council.

31 March 2017

I. CORE PRINCIPLES

The U.S. State Department faces cuts of nearly 29 percent, with $10 billion shaved off its core program funding under proposals to eliminate climate-change initiatives and to slash foreign aid, contributions to the United Nations and cultural exchanges.