In Europe, any form of political donation or in-kind or financial contributions are strictly prohibited by the Group. In the US, URW has a network of lobbyists under the authority of the Director of Public Affairs, which provides recommendations and assists URW to make political donations under the strict control of the US General Counsel, in accordance with applicable laws and URW's relevant policies and after authorisation from the US COO. As a corporation doing business in the US, URW is prohibited under federal law and the laws of certain states from making political contributions, including in-kind contributions, and therefore does not make such contributions where such contributions are prohibited. In 2023, URW's political contributions in US equaled €30,000 in aggregate.