What are today's EU lobbying paradigms? How has the EU decision-making process changed in the past five years? How do treaty alternations and changes in developing practices have repercussions on the day-to-day activities of EU public affairs practitioners? In today's fast paced EU decision-making process, a range of modifications have taken place since the signing of the Treaty of Lisbon.

The second course New EU Lobbying focuses on the specific changes in terms of lobby strategies, vehicles, monitoring, and mapping, in terms of networking as well as communications.

The second edition of this course, created by UM top academics in the field of European Studies and by experienced Public Affairs experts (PACT European Affairs & Gibbels Public Affairs), provides you with the newest knowledge, methods and skills in New EU Lobbying.

Based on Daniel Guéguen's book " Reshaping European Lobbying", this course has been developed to address and dig into the repercussions of the changes in the EU decision-making procedure.

 The Treaty of Lisbon as well as developing practices have modified the EU decision-making process substantially.

These changes have brought about increasing complexity for those active in the field of EU public affairs, and have altered the way European lobbying and consulting are practiced significantly.

This course provides you with a critical and outspoken analysis on the new EU lobbying, links legal understanding with public affairs tools and strategy-building, and helps you with creating an upstream approach on lobbying and consulting in your professional career.

Based on teaching methods applied at Maastricht University, participation is limited to enhance the unique dynamics achieved only in a small group.

Share and learn directly from other participant's experiences as well as that of top academics and experienced practitioners and expand your network during the unique participant's dinner.