The Public Affairs Department is tasked with the following missions: pp preparing and coordinating the Group’s positions on all kinds of proposed public measures, in collaboration with the business lines; pp defending the Group’s interests and, at the same time, promoting its positions to any authorities likely to make decisions impacting it; pp informing government authorities and opinion leaders about the Group’s various business, industrial and employee relations issues, in particular by sharing the expertise necessary to make them know and understand the Group’s positions that will favour the conditions for its development; pp representing the Group with regard to the European Union (Commission, Parliament, Council, etc.), public institutions in countries where the Group has operations or interests, local trade associations (such as ACEA, ANFAC, CCFA, MEDEF, PFA, SMMT, VDIK), as well as to research associations, foundations and organisations in which the Group participates (road safety foundation, Avere and Movéo, among others); pp staying current with legislation and keeping the Group informed so that the Group may exercise its duty of care.