Antimicrobial challenge falls

Objection on the Commission delegated regulation of 26 May 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the criteria for the designation of antimicrobials to be reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans (link) Rapporteurs: Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE) Delegated act Vote: 12 July Vote: For 38, Against … Read more

Why are you not influencing the Commission?

A lot of time is spent trying to influence the Commission. A lot of that time lands up wasted. The Commission doesn’t take on board your ideas, policy recommendations and solutions. There are 11 reasons they don’t.   11 reasons your ideas are not taken up by the Commission   You don’t know the rules … Read more

Do your position papers persuade?

A lot of time in Brussels is spent developing and drafting position papers. The question I’d like to ask you is ‘do they persuade the people they are meant to?’. I am sure that the people who write them think they are persuasive. And, if your audience is an echo chamber, it may well persuade. … Read more