Lobbying Activities

Definition

Lobbying Activities. Refers to activities carried out with the objective of influencing the formulation or implementation of policy or legislation, or the decision-making processes of governments, governmental institutions, regulators, European Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies or standard setters. Such activities include (non-exhaustive list): organising or participating in meetings, conferences, events; contributing to/participating in public consultations, hearings or other similar initiatives; organising communication campaigns, platforms, networks, grassroots initiatives; preparing/commissioning policy and position papers, opinion polls, surveys, open letters, research work as per the activities covered by transparency register rules.