External analysis of lobbying strategies

Dipl.-Jur.Univ. Stefan BORST

Correspondent, FOCUS Magazine, Brussels

Stefan Borst studied law and politics at the universities of Regensburg and Vienna. Parallel to his studies he started writing as a freelance journalist for several newspapers. After a time as a Trainee-Editor for the Vogel Verlag in Munich he worked as an Editor for the German edition of the US-Magazine Business 2.0 and as Senior Editor for Wirtschaftswoche e-Business. With the end of the New Economy-Boom in 2001 he joined the editorial of FOCUS Magazine in Munich. In 2006 he accepted a post as EU-Correspondent for FOCUS in Brussels.

Andreas DIETL

EurActiv, Brussels Network Office, International Press Centre, Brussels

- 1995 University studies: Political science, American studies, Geography (Munich, Tübingen, Berlin) - 2001 Free-lance journalist (Berlin) - 2003 Parliamentary Assistant, European Parliament (Brussels) - 2005 European Affairs Director, European Digital Rights and Foundation for Information Policy Research (Brussels)

1988

1995

2001

2003

Ton VAN-LIEROP

Spokesperson of Vice-President Günter Verheugen, European Commission, Brussels

HAVO and Atheneum-A, highest level Dutch secondary education, Eindhoven, Netherlands PABO, Dutch teacher training course, Eindhoven, Netherlands Academy for Journalism and Communication, Tilburg, Netherlands Dagblad De Limburger, Dutch regional daily, Maastricht and Sittard, foreign and home news desk junior editor Omroep Brabant, regional radio station, Eindhoven, Netherlands, producer, reporter and presenter regional news Arnhemse Courant, Dutch regional daily, Arnhem, business and labour relations reporter, working for GPD, ANP, Dutch national (privately owned) press agency, Amsterdam, business and finance reporter, mainly ANP, Brussels correspondent, covering EU/NATO/Belgium, mainly reporting on financial affairs, justice

1977-1984
1984-1985
1985-1988
	and regional reporter, after internship in 1987
1988-1989
1990-1991
	syndicate of Dutch regional dailies, as specialist on AkzoNobel and chemical industry in general as well
1991-1994
	covering stock markets, Shell/oil industry and food industry
1994-1995
	and home affairs and defence/NATO
1996-2006

Dipl.-Ing. Karl Georg DOUTLIK

Advisor, Directorate General Communication, European Commission, Brussels

Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences) Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. USA, Master of Science G. Edwin Pidcock Consulting Engineers, Allentown, Pa. USA, Environmental technology, water supply, waste water ETERNIT-Werke L. Hatschek AG, Wiener Neudorf, Pipe systems for Water supply and Wastewater Disposal, ETERNIT Tiefbau GmbH, Wiener Neudorf, Pipe systems for water supply and waste water disposal, European Commission, Brussels, DG Enterprise Head of Unit for "Environmental aspects of enterprise policy", European Commission, Brussels, DG Enterprise Head of Unit for "Improving framework conditions for SMEs",

1964-1970
1970-1972
	disposal, Project engineer
1972
	Manager for Technical Development, Sales Manager, Division Manager
1973-1992
	General Manager
1993-1997
	Elaboration of enterprise aspects regarding sustainable development and environment policy
1998-2000
	Project management in the framework of perennial programs and entrepreneurial initiative, pertinent political
	development
2000-2002
	in Austria, Information brokering and commentatorship