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Study confirms: Brussels is the EU’s lobbying capital

How do companies approach public affairs management and lobbying? To answer that question, the Public Affairs Council surveyed a number of enterprises last year, with turnovers ranging from less than 10 million to hundreds of billions. 

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The results showed that 61% of companies base their public affairs office in Belgium – and Flanders as a region – or employ lobbying firms based in Brussels. The most popular use of these contractors is to directly lobby relevant EU institutions.

On average, a quarter of an enterprise’s public affairs management budget goes to hiring contractors to promote their interests, primarily via trade associations and interest groups.

European Parliament in Brussels
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With Dutch as its official language, Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the northern region of Belgium. The capital of both Belgium and Flanders is Brussels.

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