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In the last fifty years alone, approximately 50 percent of Africa’s lions have disappeared. What has happened to them all? In South Africa, many have fallen victim to poachers. Recently, lions have also faced the threat of canned hunting — hunts in which animals are confined in an area from which they cannot escape — to increasingly detrimental effect.

Framework Laws that consider Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Adaptation

German and Russian trade associations have formed a joint entrepreneurial platform in order to foster closer business ties despite Moscow’s controversial EU policy. The joint initiative between German and Russian businesses should promote economic cooperation between the two countries. In addition to increased interaction between the two sides, the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce (AHK) said that politics and the economy could both benefit from the joint venture and that the platform should be a forerunner in improving bilateral relations.

The victory of the Law and Justice (PiS) party in Poland could usher in "significant" changes to the geopolitical landscape, with "outsiders", especially in Berlin and Brussels. The list of problems to be faced by Brussels with the PiS victory is long and multifaceted, based primarily on the party's ideology of promoting what it perceives as the country's national interests before common European interests.

'People-to-people' contact means interaction between the normal citizens of the EU and Russia at various levels without any official interference and guidance. For such contacts, they obviously have to obtain proper visas and travel documents, but the state's role should end there and beyond that it is the spirit of their interaction and understanding which would shape up ideas, thoughts and responses.

The tourism sector accounts for almost 25 million jobs in Europe (around 11% of the total employment). The sector provides employment both to highly qualified, as well as to low-skilled workers. It offers job opportunities to both workers who enter the job market for the first time and to people re-entering the job market. It is the largest employer of migrant workers, part-time workers, as well as female workers (more than 60% of those employed are women), and young people (40% of those employed in HORECA are less than 35 years old)/

The Joint Resolution here below was transmitted on 22 October 2015 to President of the European Commission Mr. Jean-Claude KUNCKER in both English and Russian.

Joint Resolution

"Whereas the Association of Accredited Public Policy Advocates to the European Union (AALEP) and the Association of Government Relations Specialists (GR League) of the Russian Federation entered into a Protocol of Cooperation on 23 November 2012 with a view to optimise outcomes for government relations practitioners and for government relations initiatives on both sides;

The tourism sector is a very complex industry, encompassing a wide range of economic activities in every region of Europe and involving a substantial investment in human capital. The issue of up-grading skills and competences across the tourism sector is a key factor for improving both the competitiveness and employment opportunities within tourism. It is one of the 8 priorities set out by Commissioner Bienkowska for the future European strategy.

In recent years, the representation of political interests has experienced a fundamental transformation. Political decisions are becoming increasingly complex and require professional knowledge that extends beyond the political level. Governing has become more transparent and is now faced with a critical public that is making increasing use of new forms of communication and mobilisation. The perception of the representation of business interests meaning an unfair form of influence is being strengthened by prominent individual cases with a strong focus on particular interests.