European Public Affairs Consultancies Association
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The European Public Affairs Consultancies Association (EPACA) is an association of public affairs consultancies working with EU institutions. It was launched at a General Assembly on 28 January 2005, following a consultation process among all signatories of a professional Code of Conduct. This Code has been upheld since the creation of EPACA and continues to serve as a foundation for ethical standards in the EU public affairs marketplace. The main objective of EPACA is to advocate for stronger and more effective transparency regulations and to foster a relationship of trust between interest representatives, policymakers, and the general public. EPACA also provides training to its members to enhance their professional skills. Its members represent a significant proportion of professional public affairs service providers in the EU marketplace.
EU Legislative Interests
Since its creation, with the implementation of its Code of Conduct supported by a Professional Practice Panel, EPACA has been an active champion of transparency. We focus on initiatives and legislative files which aim to enhance transparency and integrity in EU policymaking processes. More specifically: - Review of the IIA on on a mandatory Transparency Register - IIA on an Independent Ethics Body - Annual Transparency Register Implementing Guidelines review - Defence of Democracy Package - Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 - REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the transparency and targeting of political advertising
Communication Activities
We organize events aimed at bringing together different stakeholders within the EU policymaking arena to discuss and share views on issues concerning lobby transparency and integrity.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EPACA is member of the Public Affairs Community of Europe (PACE), a pan-European umbrella organization for public affairs associations in the member states and in Brussels: https://www.paceurope.eu/
Organisation Members
https://epaca.org/members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.