Fédération Européenne des Associations de Conseil en Organisation
Budget
€10 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
FEACO, the European Federation of Management Consulting Associations is a non-profit organization established in 1960. The Federation represents 12 national member associations. FEACO promotes and develops the profession of Management Consultancy in Europe by providing support to its constituent National Association membership in those areas where a collective voice is stronger than the sum of its individual members. The Federation operates from Brussels. Its main activities, apart from representing the profession on a European level are: 1. Developing the Management Consultancy market profile towards Institutions 2. Promoting the interests of the Management Consulting sector with various institutions 3. Developing a dynamic forum for networking https://feaco.org/sites/default/files/About%20Feaco.pdf
EU Legislative Interests
- International Cooperation, External Aid and Partnerships policies - Neighbourhood and Enlargement policies - Competitiveness, Market access - Financing Regulation - Public procurement policies and guidelines - Digital agenda and digital services - Internal market - Climate Finance, sustainable Finance, ESG, Climate reporting
Communication Activities
Subject to the above policies, FEACO: - responds to EU public consultations and roadmaps - organise exchange's meetings with EC officials - organise or participate to dedicated workshops and/or seminar - publish surveys and statistics related the Consultancy sector FEACO has set up working groups that strive to understand EU policies, to monitor major EU regulations and participate to EU consultations and experts’ panels: - FEACO EU Committee on Policy and Regulations – ECPR - FEACO Procurement Committee - FPC FEACO EU Committee on Policy and Regulations – ECPR This working group follows all major regulatory developments that are impacting our way of doing business locally and internationally. Major issues that will concentrate our efforts will be around: Competitiveness, Market access, Sustainability issues, Digital agenda and digital Services and the internal market. FEACO Procurement Committee - FPC This working group is dedicated to track all activities that the EU drives around external aid funding and development policy and procedures issues. Part of the activities of this group have been to develop various position papers on Budget support, frameworks contracts and blending initiatives. The group also meets regularly with officials at INTPA, other DGS, EIB and EP to discuss issues related to international cooperation and contributes to aid effectiveness considerations and debates
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
FEACO grants membership to National Associations of Management Consultancy Firms in European and non-European countries. FEACO currently covers 15 European countries and represents over 3,500 firms of all sizes in Europe. FULL MEMBERS: Austria (UBIT) Denmark (DI) Finland (LJK) France (SYNTEC) Germany (BDU) Greece (SESMA) Hungary (VTMSZ) Italy (ASSCONSULT) Portugal (APPC) Romania (AMCOR) Slovenia (ZMCS) Spain (AEC) Switzerland (ASCO) United Kingdom (MCA) Ukraine (CMC) https://feaco.org/current-members
Organisation Members
FEACO is member of the European External Action Committee of EFCA (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations) https://www.efcanet.org/index.php/committees/european-external-action-committee
Additional Information
Funding comes from members contributions. No personnel costs except for some administrative support, logistics, and events related costs. All personnel in the working groups are active on a pro bono base for FEACO. https://www.feaco.org/about-feaco/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.