Month: January 2021

A closer look at Europe’s Greenest Green Agenda

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The Von der Leyen Commission has rolled out the most ambitious Green Agenda for 20 years. It is an agenda that looks to scale up European ambition at home and abroad. And, it is looking to take action on Europe’s environmental Achilles heel – enforcement. Every new Commission President has some freedom to set their … Read more

How Not to Be Stupid in Lobbying

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Stupidity is the cause of most failures in lobbying. There is a lot of it. It includes the refusal to engage constructively at the start of the policymaking process, the self-righteous moral indignation expressed at any opportunity, the conspiracy theories, self-denial of the votes against your position, or the reliance on the political margins to … Read more