Case Studies

Political Campaigns v Lobbying

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Political campaigning and lobbying are not the same thing. Their sometimes proximity around the drinking fountain of public policy and laws, does not equate to sameness. Political campaigning is, by its nature, limited in scope in a policy focused city like Brussels. There are mechanical devices in place to limit vast changes in European Public … Read more

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” A lesson for a lobbyist

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Attributed to Albert Einstein : “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” I have the suspicion that a lot of interests – Industry and NGOs –  don’t get what they want  – in term of public policy and advocacy – because they can’t explain what they want clearly and simply … Read more

The long journey for the adoption of EU law – CLP

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20 June 2019,  New Strategic Agenda 2019-2024, European Council 16 July 2019, A Union that strives for more. My agenda for Europe, European Commission (Europe needs to move towards a zero-pollution ambition. I will put forward a cross-cutting strategy to protect citizens’ health from environmental degradation and pollution, addressing air and water quality, hazardous chemicals, industrial emissions, pesticides … Read more

Are you ready or asleep at the wheel

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I’m looking at how the European Green Deal Communication was adopted at the start of the last Commission (11 December 2019). It is an interesting lesson to be ready with your ideas, solutions and evidence before a new mandate starts. It was remarkable how few people had an influence on its thinking,  and it is a … Read more