ampersand is a public affairs agency based in Nicosia with a broad network of associates including Mostra Communication in Brussels, GlobalCom PR in Munich, Spreckley Partners in London and TNS Opinion in Brussels. It offers an integrated range of services from research and early intelligence to issue monitoring and from strategic communication to editorial and media office facilities. The agency deals primarily in information and communication. ampersand gathers, scrutinises, affects, generates, communicates and positions information. The agency operates as a consultancy advising institutions, private companies and public figures on their public profile and undertakes the planning and execution of communication strategies and action plans. It works in the background to enhance the respectability and recognition of clients, to generate positive coverage and where necessary to mitigate communication crises. ampersand assists public service departments, corporations, academic institutions, NGOs and individuals by offering editorial support and insight and helps them develop, refine and communicate their message using their own or new communications tools to reach policy makers, institutions, opinion formers and their public. Backed by its subsidiary newswatch it conducts print and audio visual media monitoring and provides analysis on placement and content. Our more recent work includes the preparation of a Eurobarometer Survey analysis, the drafting of an own-initiative opinion on a RELEX related issue for the Committee of the Regions, the organisation of the EU Diversity Day in Nicosia, the preparation of a joint position for an EU wide conference in Nicosia and media monitoring for the European Investment Bank.