Lobbying v Campaigning

Summer vacations are a good time to read and reflect. In preparation for an upcoming talk  I am giving later this year,  I re-read for the umpteenth  Chris Rose’s campaign bible, ‘How to Win Campaigns.’ As I went through my personal dog eared copy full of annotations, I learned new things. and was reminded of … Read more

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