High-Level Lobbying

Dr. Peter BALAZS

Professor and Director, Center for EU Enlargement Studies, Central European University, Budapest

Graduated in Economics at the Budapest School of Economics "Elektroimpex" Economist, Hungarian Foreign Trading Co. Desk Officer, Director, Ministry of Foreign Trade Counselor in charge of the EC, Hungarian Embassy Prime Minister Office: responsible for international economic organisations Director General for multilateral relations, Ministry of International Economics Relations Permanent State Secretary supervising the sectors of industry, energy, building industry, trade and tourism, Ministry of Industry and Trade Ambassador, Hungarian Embassy, Copenhagen Ambassador, Hungarian Embassy, Bonn-Berlin Dr. habil of the Budapest School of Economics Budapest University of Economics and Public Administration: Professor Ministry of Foreign Affairs: State Secretary for Integration and External Economic Relations Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union: Ambassador (Corepter II.) Member of the European Commission Professor at the faculty of International and European Studies at the Central European University Foreign Minister of the Republic of Hungary

1963
1963-1968
1969-1982
1982-1987
1987-1988
1988-1992
1992-1993
1994-1996
1997-2000
2000
2000-2002
2001-2003
2003
2003-2004
2004
2005-2009
2009-2010
	Director, Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS), CEU

Mag. Dr. Madeleine MAHOVSKY

Member of Cabinet and Adviser of Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Brussels

Masters (Magistra) and 1992 PhD (Doktor), University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria, 1998, 2000 London School of Economics, Summer University Freelance Journalist Independent Researcher on Environmental Economics Lecturer in Economics, University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna Monetary Economist, Foreign Research Division, Oesterreichische Nationalbank Policy Analyst for Pension Systems, DG Employment, European Commission Policy Analyst, Unit Structural Actions, DG Budget, European Commission Economic Analyst for Austria, DG Economics and Financial Affairs, European Commission Senior Economist, Unit Conception and Analysis, DG Regional Policy, European Commission Acting Head and Deputy Head, Unit Evaluation and Additionality, DG Regional Policy, European Commission Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Danuta Hübner - Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission

1988
1993
1983-1990
1988-1989
1989-1990
1992-1995
1996-1997
1997-1999
1999-2004
2004-2006
2006-2007
2007-2009
	Since 2010 Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Johannes Hahn - Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission

Dr.iur. Hans-Dietmar SCHWEISGUT

Ambassador of the European Union to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia, Beijing

Graduation, Law Faculty (Dr. Jur.), Innsbruck University MCL, SMU, Dallas, USA Postgraduate studies, Diplomatische Akademie Wien (Diplomatic Academy Vienna) Joins the Austrian diplomatic service Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations, New York Head of the office, State Secretary for Economic Coordination in the Austrian Federal Chancellery Secretary and later head of the office to the Federal Minister for Public Economy and Transport of Austria Economic advisor to the Austrian Federal Minister of Finance Minister at the Austrian Embassy, Tokyo Director General for Economic Integration and Customs of the Federal Ministry of Finance, responsible for economic and monetary policy, international affairs, including the International Financial Ambassador of Austria to Japan Ambassador of Austria to the People's Republic of China -2010 Permanent Representative of Austria to the European Union in Brussels

1974
1975
1975-1977
1977
1979-1983
1983-1984
1984-1986
1986-1987
1987-1991
	Institutions, European Integration, Customs and excise taxes
1991-1999
1999-2003
2003-2007
2007

Dr. Raimund LÖW

Bureau Chief, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Brussels

Korrespondent des ORF, Moskau sowie Korrespondent und Büroleiter, ORF-Büro, Washington

	Studium der Neueren Geschichte und Politikwissenschaften, Universitäten Lausanne (CH) und Wien
	Aktiv in der Wiener Studentenbewegung
	Historische Forschungen zu zeitgeschichtlichen Themen und Lehrtätigkeit an verschiedenen Universitäten
	Mitarbeit, Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung
	Referate und Beiträge auf Internationalen Historikerkongressen in Linz, Mexico City, Amsterdam
	Lehrtätigkeit, Universitäten Nottingham, Wien, Salzburg und Innsbruck
	Forschungstätigkeit, Amsterdam, Zagreb, Belgrad und Ljubljana
	Seit Mitte der 80er-Jahre Schwerpunkt auf aktueller journalistischer Berichterstattung im Österreichischen Rundfunk (ORF), Wien
1989-1991
1991-1997
2003-2007