Public affairs and business lobbying since 2007

Business lobbying and public affairs - two strong instruments in the world of today.

Since 2007 we have built strategies, narratives and alliances for our clients - always with the ambition of moving things.

Active public affairs work

Politics does not run on linear processes. It is dynamic, fragmented and shaped by constant pressure to decide. Holding your ground in it takes more than good arguments - it takes access, timing and the right environment.

Public Interest advises companies and organisations that intend to stay able to act in the political arena. Since 2007 we have built strategies, narratives and alliances for our clients - always with the ambition of moving things.

What sets us apart is our grip on the process: we know the rhythm of political decision-making. We understand regulatory dynamics. And we know how to translate a case without distorting it. Our approach links government relations with analysis, stakeholder work and strategic communications. In Vienna and Brussels. Discreet, dependable, focused on effect.

Business lobbying

To meet their largest business challenges, companies need more than their usual processes. Success depends on a deeper understanding of what their target counterparts need - and on the enthusiasm a new project is able to generate.

Public Interest forges communications strategies that get clients to their goals faster and more efficiently by bringing the full force of connected communications to bear. We take an active part in delivery: with senior advisers, senior access, and many years of experience and reputation.

Managing partners Bernhard Nagiller and Gregor SchönsteinPhoto: Public Interest / Lorenz

Meet the team

The FPD principle

What sets us apart.

As modern communicators we hold a clear view of ourselves: we are service providers. The client and the client's interest are the only things at the centre. We work in the background. And rightly so.

Focus
Communication is never an end in itself for us; it is tied to clear business goals. That requires a toolkit reaching well beyond pure PR. We bring it with us.
Performance
Only performance earns trust. That is why our client relationships are built on confidence and last for years. And the bigger the challenge, the sharper our motivation. Any time. Anywhere.
Discretion
Delivery matters more to us than display. So we work in the background. We speak neither about our clients’ names nor about our mandates. Measure us by our results instead.

Europe

Our work does not stop at Austria’s borders.

Our Europe programme

EU monitoring
Political audit & European policy analysis
European issues management
Strategic political lobbying
Grants, funding & procurement
European alliance campaigning
European litigation PR
Deal campaigning

The impact of European harmonisation - from the digital single market and the energy union to capital market reform - is felt as keenly by a regional SME as by an international group. Presence at the European institutions therefore matters far beyond internationally operating companies.

The reformed European legislative process involves stakeholders from business and civil society closely in the drafting of directives and regulations. For companies, taking an active part in impact assessments and stakeholder consultations is therefore the order of the day.

Public Interest is represented at the European institutions in Brussels and in Strasbourg. Our team knows the mechanics of European policy inside out: we build bridges and help clients pick up speed in Europe.

Transparency

Code of conduct under section 7 LobbyG

Public Interest Consultants GmbH is bound by a code of conduct under section 7 of the Austrian Lobbying and Interest Representation Transparency Act and is entered in the lobbying and interest representation register.

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