what does a winning coalition in the council look like

For a long time, the political complexion of Europe was conservative. The majority of European countries were led by centre-right governments. Today, that’s no longer the case.     The demise of Social Democrats announced too early The press ran stories announcing the demise of social democrat parties. Today, Europe is a kaleidoscope of a … Read more

How Not to Engage With the Commission

I’ve got a talk coming up next week on how to engage with the European Commission. In advance, I’ve jotted down some tried and tested ways about how not to engage with the Commission. If you have some more, please send them my way. How Not To Engage With the Commission Step in late. New … Read more

Two simple tools to keep track of your legislative work

If you work in an organization dealing with more than a handful of policy issues, it can get hard to keep track of where things are. A lot of organizations (firms, NGOs, trade associations) keep this information in their heads. I am not so smart. I just can’t keep track of 5 legislative and policy … Read more