One of the EFMD EU Affairs’ priorities for the term ahead is to extend its outreach in European Affairs, particularly in relation to decision-making processes within the EU institutions. In this section, the EU Affairs team plans to regularly brief you on the advocacy activities which the team has been involved.

Regarding current EFMD advocacy activities at the EU level, our team has submitted papers in response to public consultations of the European Commission such as the EU 2020 strategy in January 2010. The team also submitted a letter to President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission in July 2009, to emphasise management as the key ‘social technology’ to support the economic reform, social cohesion and sustainable economic development in Europe.

EFMD also carefully monitored activities in the European Parliament in particular the on-going discussions in the Committee of Culture and Education (CULT) and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). Our targeting debates are related to the Partnership between Universities and the Industry, Research and Innovation which are priorities in the post-crisis agenda of the EU. Our team also expressed its concerns to the Members in the European Parliament about the missing link between the community of European Business Schools and the EU institutions, and proposed to strengthen the dialogues between the two groups.

EFMD Discussion Paper for Action: Management, Research and Education, March 2010

 EFMD response to the EU 2020 strategy  January 2010
 Text of the letter sent to President Barroso July 2009