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Europe In The Throes

Fleishman-Hillard’s James Stevens features in the Spring edition of the World Policy Journal in an article about the importance of Brussels and EU regulation to business. The article, written by the Financial Times’ Brussels correspondent Stanley Pignal, underlines the reach …Read Post »

EMEA Public Affairs Consultancy of Year

The Holmes Report has named Fleishman-Hillard as Public Affairs Consultancy of the Year in its annual Europe, Middle East and Africa awards announced on 6 February 2012. The award recognizes the leadership of Caroline Wunnerlich and her Brussels team in …Read Post »

Talking ‘Reputation’ at Public Affairs Action Day

On February 8th, Fleishman-Hillard will lead a panel discussion about reputation as part of the European Public Affairs Action Day in Brussels. Francoise Humbert, Communications Director at CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, and Florence Ranson, Senior Adviser at the …Read Post »

Future of Pensions in the European Union

Fleishman-Hillard Brussels’ Nick Reinhardt edits a new book on the current and future role of pensions in Europe. The book addresses the role of European pensions in a changing world, pensions funds in the EU regulatory environment and the role …Read Post »

2011: A Year in Review

2011 has been a year of political turbulence in the European Union and around the world. Ilana Bet-El, Senior Policy Advisor at Fleishman-Hillard Brussels, takes a look back at the major geopolitical developments of the last twelve months, a year …Read Post »

2011: A Year in Review

2011 has been a year of political turbulence in the European Union and around the world. Ilana Bet-El, Senior Policy Advisor at Fleishman-Hillard Brussels, takes a look back at the major geopolitical developments of the last twelve months, a year …Read Post »

When Europe Sneezes, Will the World Catch Pneumonia?

Since the eurozone crisis first erupted three years ago it has largely been seen as Europe’s problem. It has now become a global emergency. This crisis is “scaring the world” says President Obama, whose Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited Europe …Read Post »

Merkel Battles for Euro, but Her Troops are Restless

People may have questioned Chancellor Angela Merkel’s commitment to the European Union over recent years, but there is no denying the pivotal role which she is playing in defence of the euro. What a desperate battle she has to fight! …Read Post »

Brussels Summit a Game-Changer for Eurozone

A game-changer: that’s how Christine Lagarde, new boss of the IMF, described last week’s eurozone crisis summit, which agreed revised bail-out terms for Greece and far-reaching new capabilities for EU financial institutions, virtually creating a European Monetary Fund. There is …Read Post »

Greece Chooses Change over Catastrophe

Greece must choose the road of change or the road of catastrophe: that was how Greek prime minister George Papandreou described the two options facing the Greek people before Wednesday’s austerity vote in the Athens parliament. Parliament’s approval, by 155 …Read Post »