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First Vice President Timmermans surprised me this Tuesday (25 September 2016) when he announced the European Commission’s Work Programme for 2017.  He made me proud to be a European. Time to Enforce Our Environmental Laws For the first time in more than 25 years he highlighted the importance of implementing and enforcing European Environmental Law … Read more

There Are No Conspiracies The longer I work I realise there are no conspiracies, just one side is better organised, with simple plans that are well executed, facing off against others who embrace chaos as a strategy and internal dialogue as action. This is how David beats Goliath. 2. Have A Map at Hand It … Read more

This looks like an every day example of Belgium Health & Safety legislation at work, until I noticed the building site worker did not have a Duvel in his hand.

I have been asked too often “how do you measure success working in Brussels”.  What they often mean is how can I show if the work I am doing here is influencing things. I have taken advantage of an enforced sick leave to go through some old notes and books to write up some “metrics” … Read more