High-Level Lobbying
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Hauptschule
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in englischer Sprache
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Dr. Peter BALAZS
Professor and Director, Center for EU Enlargement Studies, Central European University, Budapest
| 1963 | Graduated in Economics at the Budapest School of Economics |
| 1963-1968 | "Elektroimpex" Economist, Hungarian Foreign Trading Co. |
| 1969-1982 | Desk Officer, Director, Ministry of Foreign Trade |
| 1982-1987 | Counselor in charge of the EC, Hungarian Embassy |
| 1987-1988 | Prime Minister Office: responsible for international economic organisations |
| 1988-1992 | Director General for multilateral relations, Ministry of International Economics Relations |
| 1992-1993 | Permanent State Secretary supervising the sectors of industry, energy, building industry, trade and tourism, Ministry of Industry and Trade |
| 1994-1996 | Ambassador, Hungarian Embassy, Copenhagen |
| 1997-2000 | Ambassador, Hungarian Embassy, Bonn-Berlin |
| 2000 | Dr. habil of the Budapest School of Economics |
| 2000-2002 | Budapest University of Economics and Public Administration: Professor |
| 2001-2003 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs: State Secretary for Integration and External Economic Relations |
| 2003 | Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
| 2003-2004 | Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union: Ambassador (Corepter II.) |
| 2004 | Member of the European Commission |
| 2005-2009 | Professor at the faculty of International and European Studies at the Central European University |
| 2009-2010 | Foreign Minister of the Republic of Hungary |
| since 2010 | Professor, Central European University (CEU) |
| 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
| 1988 | Masters (Magistra) and 1992 PhD (Doktor), University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria |
| 1993 | , 1998, 2000 London School of Economics, Summer University |
| 1983-1990 | Freelance Journalist |
| 1988-1989 | Independent Researcher on Environmental Economics |
| 1989-1990 | Lecturer in Economics, University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna |
| 1992-1995 | Monetary Economist, Foreign Research Division, Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
| 1996-1997 | Policy Analyst for Pension Systems, DG Employment, European Commission |
| 1997-1999 | Policy Analyst, Unit Structural Actions, DG Budget, European Commission |
| 1999-2004 | Economic Analyst for Austria, DG Economics and Financial Affairs, European Commission |
| 2004-2006 | Senior Economist, Unit Conception and Analysis, DG Regional Policy, European Commission |
| 2006-2007 | Acting Head and Deputy Head, Unit Evaluation and Additionality, DG Regional Policy, European Commission |
| 2007-2009 | Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Danuta Hübner - Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission |
| 2009-2010 | Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Pawel Samecki - Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission |
| 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
| 1974 | Graduation, Law Faculty (Dr. Jur.), Innsbruck University |
| 1975 | MCL, SMU, Dallas, USA |
| 1975-1977 | Postgraduate studies, Diplomatische Akademie Wien (Diplomatic Academy Vienna) |
| 1977 | Joins the Austrian diplomatic service |
| 1979-1983 | Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations, New York |
| 1983-1984 | Head of the office, State Secretary for Economic Coordination in the Austrian Federal Chancellery |
| 1984-1986 | Secretary and later head of the office to the Federal Minister for Public Economy and Transport of Austria |
| 1986-1987 | Economic advisor to the Austrian Federal Minister of Finance |
| 1987-1991 | Minister at the Austrian Embassy, Tokyo |
| 1991-1999 | 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 |
| Institutions, European Integration, Customs and excise taxes | |
| 1999-2003 | Ambassador of Austria to Japan |
| 2003-2007 | Ambassador of Austria to the People's Republic of China |
| 2007 -2010 | Permanent Representative of Austria to the European Union in Brussels |
| 2011 -2014 | Ambassador of the European Union to Japan |
Dr. Raimund LÖW
Bureau Chief, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Brussels
| 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 | Korrespondent des ORF, Moskau |
| 1991-1997 | sowie |
| 2003-2007 | Korrespondent und Büroleiter, ORF-Büro, Washington |
| seit 2007 | Büroleiter, ORF-Büro, Brüssel |
