Industry News

United Nations/New York, June 24 - As registered non-governmental-organizations at the United Nations, The Global Alliance For Public Relations and Communication and its member association, The Public Relations Society of America, were represented at the current U.N. Global Compact Leadership Summit in New York City.

Brussels, June 24, 2010 - The European Commission and European Parliament have relaunched talks aimed at establishing a joint register and code of conduct for lobbyists.

Lugano, June 24, 2010 - Transparency International, an international NGO which fights corruption, expressed "strong concern" after four former commissioners in the Barroso I executive had accepted positions in the private sector.

Lugano, June 24, 2010 - The European Commission should be "much better" at communicating European issues to citizens, Claus Sørensen, director-general of the EU executive's communications department, has said, admitting that Brussels bureaucracy was hindering its efforts.

Barcelona, June 18, 2010 - Agreement paves the way for PR progress. The first global standard of public relations measurement has been approved in principle by delegates from 33 countries and has been encapsulated in the 'Barcelona Declaration of Research Principles'.

Hong Kong, June 07, 2010 - Business generated by Asian corporations, SOEs and government bodies is rapidly becoming strategically more important to global public affairs and public relations consultancies operating in the region, the 2010 PublicAffairsAsia State of the Industry Survey reports today.

North Carolina, April 14, 2010 - On April 23, 2010 the Center for Global Public Relations will host a global seminar in the beautiful new Harris Alumni House at UNC-Charlotte.