EU Business News- Benelux Enterprise Awards 2025 Since the late 1990s, EU Focus Group (EUFG) has established itself as a leading political and regulatory affairs firm, consistently building consensus and fostering breakthroughs in European Union (EU) decision-making. Founded by seasoned experts in chemical legislation, EUFG has spent decades guiding blue-chip companies through the complexities of EU regulatory frameworks, particularly in the agrochemical, biocides, and industrial chemicals sectors. EUFG is widely recognised as the market leader in substance defence. Its strategies are informed by unparalleled long-term experience, dating back to when chemical safety first became a societal concern. Effective advocacy, EUFG asserts, requires a comprehensive understanding of historical regulatory assessments and political decisions; only then can outreach to key decision-makers succeed. This expertise is reflected in the trust placed in EUFG by a cluster of more than 40 companies operating in a single segment of the economy. Unmatched Expertise and Network EUFG’s more than 30 Partners are carefully selected for their distinguished Leading EU Advocacy Consultancy 2025 Jul25103 backgrounds—whether in senior political roles in Brussels or European Union Member States, or in executive positions within leading industrial companies. Each Partner contributes unique technical expertise and high-level access, ranging from case managers to ministers. This diversity ensures no redundancy within the team—each Partner plays a distinct and critical role. As EUFG emphasises, effective lobbying requires regulators to have access to robust science and credible socio-economic data. Without informed advocacy, decisions risk resulting in unnecessary bans or disproportionate costs to industry. EUFG’s reputation for excellence makes it a trusted voice that decision-makers are willing to hear and consider. Recognised Excellence and Historic Achievements Recently named among the prestigious Best in Brussels list of consultancies, and awarded Best Political Consultancy & Advocacy 2024 by EU Business Media, EUFG has played a decisive role in numerous landmark regulatory outcomes. Notable achievements include: • Securing the first positive European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) review in 2019 of the classification of a key herbicide essential to grapevine production. • Ensuring the 2024 renewal of a major multisite fungicide critical to pome fruit cultivation, through the integration of risk mitigation measures into a new European Commission compendium. • Achieving, in 2025, the first renewal of a classified fungicidal active substance under the “negligible exposure” criterion. EUFG has also played a pivotal role in the societal debate on PFAS, particularly in clarifying the essential value of certain substances such as Fluoropolymers. Their advocacy helped avert a blanket ban that would have jeopardised critical sectors including green energy technologies, electric vehicles, microchips, green hydrogen, and medical devices. By moving the debate beyond dogma, EUFG helped regulators understand the nuanced balance between risk and societal benefit. Innovating Regulatory Concepts and Strategic Advocacy Managing Director Pascal Michaux notes: “EUFG has contributed to the development of new regulatory concepts such as sustainable use, stewardship, negligible risk and negligible exposure assessments, and essentiality under REACH. We have undoubtedly improved the dialogue between society, policymakers, and industry.” EUFG Partner Pavel Glukhov adds: “Delivering high-value service requires indepth knowledge. Like a doctor, there is no room for improvisation. Most dossiers demand urgency or even crisis management. EUFG is uniquely able to mobilise decades of institutional knowledge and networks on EU Focus Group: Shaping the Future of Chemical Regulation and Policy in Europe
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