I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
One of the lonely places to be in lobbying is when your issue is not on the political or policy agenda. There are two things you can do. 1. You can get frustrated and spend the next few years hoping that the political fairies appear and put your issue on the agenda (they won’t), or … Read more
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
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
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