Public-Affairs-Survey 2018 by MSL Germany

1. 1
2018
Public
Affairs
Survey

2. 2
How do you assess the overall
performance of the Grand Coalition in
the current legislative period?
4 %
39 %
54 %
4 %
Very good
Good
Bad
Very bad
2017
26 %
55 %
19 %
Good
Bad
Very bad
2018

3. 3
How do you
assess the
work of the
federal
government in
the following
policy areas?
2%
2%
2%
2%
4%
2%
2%
55%
30%
11%
15%
9%
9%
6%
15%
9%
11%
21%
47%
40%
62%
40%
38%
43%
34%
38%
45%
19%
19%
47%
21%
43%
47%
43%
49%
45%
45%
2%
4%
6%
2%
6%
6%
Asylum and refugee
Digital
Education, research, technology and
innovation
Environment
Food and agriculture
Consumer protection
Health
Foreign trade
Taxes and finances
Labour and Social Affairs
No comment
Very bad
Bad
Good
Very good

4. 4
2%
2%
2%
2%
4%
2%
2%
55%
30%
11%
15%
9%
9%
6%
15%
9%
11%
21%
47%
40%
62%
40%
38%
43%
34%
38%
45%
19%
19%
47%
21%
43%
47%
43%
49%
45%
45%
2%
4%
6%
2%
6%
6%
Asylum and refugee
Digital
Education, research, technology and
innovation
Environment
Food and agriculture
Consumer protection
Health
Foreign trade
Taxes and finances
Labour and Social Affairs
How do you
assess the
work of the
federal
government in
the following
policy areas?
No comment
Very bad
Bad
Good
Very good

5. 5
60 %60 %
38 %
21 %
17 %17 %
15 %
13 %13 %
11 %
9 %9 %9 %
4 %
2 %
Asylumandrefugee
policy
Digitalpolicy
Foreigntrade
InnerSecurity
Climateandenvironmentalpolicy
Taxpolicy
Healthpolicy
Pensionreform
Financepolicy
Energytransition
Brexit
LabourandSocialAffairs
Defensepolicy
Others
Consumerprotection
In your opinion, what are
the three most
important topics in the
current legislative period?

6. 6
What do you expect
for the current
legislative period?
With her own Minister of State, the
topic of digital affairs was upgraded
in the Chancellor's Office.
40 %
38 %
21 %
No major
development
Only minor
progress
A fast approach and a
fast implementation of
the most relevant
digital topics

7. 7
Left party
Greens
Liberals
(FDP)
Alternative
for Germany
(AfD)
No comment
Very bad
Bad
Good
Very good
How do you assess the work
of the opposition in the
German Bundestag during the
current legislative period?
30 %
49 %
19 %
2 %
11 %
28 %
57 %
51 %
38 %
4 %
72 %
19 %
9 %

8. 8
To which party do you attribute the highest
competence in economic issues?
89 %
CDU
51 %
FDP
51 %
SPD
40 %
CSU
38 %
Greens
0 %
Left
party
0 %
AfD
0 %
Left
party
0 %
AfD
45 %
CDU
36 %
FDP
11 %
SPD
4 %
CSU
4 %
Greens
With which parties is the
cooperation most constructive
from the point of view of your
company / association?

9. 9
Do you think
the intro-
duction of a
lobby register is
important?
LOBBYREGISTER32 %
An introduction should take place
during this legislative period
30 %
The introduction is
long overdue
38 %
36 %
36 %
36 %
32 %
32 %
28 %
13 %
26 %
The introduction is
superfluous
13 %
No comment
Non-governmental organisations
Business and professional associations
In-House-Lobbyists
PA-/ Communication agencies,
Independent consultants
Organisations representing local, regional & local authorities
and other public or mixed institutions.
Law firms
Organizations representing churches & religious communities
Think tanks, research & higher education institutions
Which organisations
should have to register if
a mandatory lobby
register is introduced?

10. 10
23 %
Yes, permanently
45 %
Yes, project-related
30 %
No
2 % No comment
16 %
10 %
21 %
37 %
48 %
52 %
60 %
71 %
88 %
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Are you present on the
Social Web as part of your
public affairs activities?

11. 11
98 %Personal meetings with relevant
political decision-makers
77 %participation in
panel discussions
75 % Own event formats
55 %
Participation in party congresses
Social Media
47 % Workshops or other events for MP staffers
26 % Regular Mailings
(incl. Newsletter)
13 % E-Mail-Newsletter
6 % Others
88 % Twitter
65 % LinkedIn
60 %Facebook
50 %Xing
28 %YouTube
23 %
Whatsapp
Blogs
18 %Instagram
13 %Microsites/Politikportale
3 %Petitionsplattformen
wie Change.org
Which instruments do
you use to maintain
your political
contacts?

12. 12
2018
Public
Affairs
Survey