Focus areas of our public affairs work
Twenty-five ways into one question: how do you carry a case through politically?
Ordered by location and by discipline. Each page describes one part of our work in detail.
By location
Public affairs Vienna
Advice from the political centre of Austria, a short walk from parliament and the ministries.
Open pagePublic affairs Austria
Advice for companies operating across Austria whose projects depend on provincial law, authorities and regional acceptance.
Open pagePublic affairs Brussels
Advice at the Commission, Parliament and Council from an office on Avenue Louise, coordinated with the national work in Vienna.
Open pageEU public affairs
Support on European files from consultation through trilogue to national transposition.
Open pageLobbying Vienna
Professional interest representation under the Austrian Lobbying and Interest Representation Transparency Act, since 2007.
Open pageEU lobbying
Interest representation at the European institutions, listed in the transparency register and coordinated with Vienna.
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By discipline
Business lobbying
Interest representation for concrete business goals: permits, tenders, market entries, shareholdings.
Open pageGovernment relations
Building and maintaining dependable contacts in ministries, authorities, parliament and institutions, independent of day to day business.
Open pageInterest representation
Representing commercial interests towards legislators, administration and the public, registered and disclosed.
Open pageStakeholder management
Systematic identification, assessment and handling of the actors who co-decide a project.
Open pageCrisis communications
Preparation, support and review of critical situations at the intersection of media, politics and supervision.
Open pageLitigation PR
Communications support for court, regulatory and inquiry proceedings, coordinated with legal counsel.
Open pageCEO positioning
Building a durable public role for chief executives and managing directors, inside and beyond their own industry.
Open pageIssue campaigning
Public campaigns on regulatory and location policy issues, from concept to delivery.
Open pageAlliances and association management
Building, leading and professionalising platforms, initiatives and associations, including running them.
Open pagePolitical monitoring
Curated observation of legislative initiatives, consultations and debate in Vienna and Brussels, assessed against your business goals.
Open pageRegulatory affairs
Communication with regulators and supervisory authorities, from consultation to live proceedings.
Open pagePublic affairs strategy
Developing a durable public affairs strategy: goals, priorities, messages, resources and measures.
Open pagePosition papers and consultations
Drafting submissions to Austrian consultations, EU consultation responses and position papers for Vienna and Brussels.
Open pageFunding and procurement
Orientation in European and national funding programmes and support around public tenders.
Open pagePolitical due diligence
Assessing political and regulatory risk ahead of investments, shareholdings and market entries.
Open pageMedia relations
Media relations on economic policy topics, coordinated with the political work rather than separated from it.
Open pageLobbying compliance
Registration, codes of conduct and internal rules for companies that maintain political contacts.
Open pageReputation management
Building and defending standing with politics, media, supervisors and business partners.
Open pageLocation policy
Support for investment, siting and transformation projects across federal, provincial and municipal level.
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