Good Practice

There are three places I’d recommend you look for good quality information on any public policy/regulatory issue. First up, is the 10K SEC filings. Companies provide an unnervingly honest assessment of any legislative, policy or regulatory risks to their portfolio. This includes their operations in the EU. Next up are deep dives by reputable think … Read more

Meetings eat up your work week. Don’t be surprised if you have so many meetings that you don’t have time do the  actual work that will move things forward. Meetings without an agenda and a pre-read fill many lobbyists’ agendas. They are often internal meetings.  I’ve learned to avoid them. See how below. It allows … Read more

Yesterday a friend asked me to look at a position paper to review from someone I don’t know. I thought it was the skeleton outline. I was assured this was the real deal. I cried for a bit. Some poor souls in the Commission, EP and Perm Reps were soon going to go through the … Read more

Some MEPs think the path to European influence is via Youtube/TikTok. They have moved to Brussels and some want to make their mark here. When asked I give the following story. I was fortunate to work for two British Labour MEPs, Dr Gordon Adam and Anita Pollack. I picked up a good idea of what … Read more