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Welcome to Whitehouse Europe

Today, the European Union is the largest trading bloc in the world. It is the source of much legislation and regulation throughout the 27 Member States of the Union, and it also has an important political and economic role to play in global relations.

The institutions of the EU are varied and complex, but significant decisions are made there every day. Being attuned to the EU’s policy making process is essential for any organisation seeking to gain influence within Europe.

The flow of regulation from Brussels often develops at a bewildering speed and sometimes with little warning. A monitoring brief and appropriate engagement right from the outset as proposals are first brought forward prior to decisions being made is the best way to influence this process. Such early warning and participation in consultations can often avoid the need for more intense activity and emergency lobbying that are otherwise necessary in emerging crises.

Organisations affected by policy and legislation made at the European level should build up contacts with key stakeholders in the Commission, the Council and the Parliament and should use that influence to secure the best policy outcomes, long before regulation is finalised.

Our Whitehouse Europe division, based in Brussels, offers a whole range of services and can offer a joined up approach between programmes of activity in the UK and in the decision making centres of the European Union. We can support clients in getting across their key messages to officials and MEPs; we can help them understand the complicated decision making and legislative processes that are the hallmark of the EU at work; and we can help them to map out the future regulatory agenda in the sectors that affect them.

We also offer a daily monitoring service of the EU to ensure that clients are kept up to date with the latest developments, vital if policy making is to be informed, timely and effective.

Past and present accounts have included legislation and policy relating to:

• art market regulation
• corporate social responsibility
• diet and nutrition
• the environment and waste disposal
• food labelling and nutrition claims
• food supplements
• fortified foods
• genetically modified food and animal feed
• herbal remedies
• intellectual Property Rights
• medicines
• the motor industry
• telecommunications and media regulation

Just metres from the European Parliament and a short distance from the main Commission buildings Whitehouse Europe is strategically placed to handle specialist European briefs.

Key Whitehouse Executives are accredited lobbyists of the European Parliament.