Good Practice

If you disagree with a Commission proposal, there are three things you can do. If you don’t think what they are doing is right, you can show their case does not exist. All you need to do is simple, and show the case for action is not true. And, please remember a Commission Communication,  and … Read more

  Political adversity is the only way we can increase our strength. To develop a muscle,  you need to subject the muscle to resistance in the form of a heavy weight. Political adversity is the way you can develop your strength. The best way forward is to embrace the pain. Most lobbyists, and their clients, … Read more

The adoption of European laws and policy does not happen out of the blue. After 25 years, I have not worked on a single file, that when looking at the surrounding or recent historical events, led me to be surprised that a proposal was being tabled. There is a process to influencing Commission ordinary legislative … Read more

I think it is insane to oppose reality. When I argue with reality, I lose – but only 100% of the time. If you want reality to be different than what it is, you might as well try to teach a cat to bark. I’ve seen people try and argue with reality. When I was … Read more