Good Practice

If you wake up one day and find you are caught by a legislative proposal, what can you do? In a previous post, ‘99 Questions to Answer to Prepare your EU Legislative Campaign‘, I provided a checklist if you had started out early. But, if you are stepping in late after the Commission has made … Read more

Inspired by a few days in a wonderful Medici building, here are some 21 ways to make sure the Commission never tables a proposal on an issue. The Commission President is not interested in the issue. If they don’t believe there is a problem, or they don’t trust the people calling for action, it is … Read more

Last week, I was asked to look at some lobbying material to see if I understood what was being asked for. It was hard to find. After the 3rd reading, buried at the end of page 2, I discovered the essence of the ask for politicians and officials.   The feedback appeared to be it … Read more

Every day in Brussels, political decisions go against some people. Votes against groups and laws are adopted that go against someone’s interests. Over  25  years I’ve identified some common reasons why people don’t get the laws they want. Here are some of them. You are stepping in late into the process. This is the most … Read more