I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail” Abraham Maslow Most of the decisions that impact your client are made by EU Agencies. The EU has delegated technical decisions on scientific classification and product authourisation to indpendent expert agencies. I … Read more
The greatest achievement of this Commission is Better Regulation. 1st Vice-President Frans Timmermans forced through Better Regulation on a reluctant Commission. He has thrown back the curtains and let the sunshine shine in. Today, the EU has one of the most open and accessible systems of decision making in the world. Through Better Regulation, he … Read more
I like the occasional long flight. It lets me rummage in an airport bookshop and pick up some easy reading. I just bought and read Daniel Pink’s new book “When – the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing“. Over 7 chapters and 218 pages he shows the importance of timing. Miles Davies “Timing isn’t the main … Read more
One of the greatest professional challenges any lobbyist will face is to stop a piece of secondary legislation being adopted. If the European Commission has tabled a piece of secondary legislation you oppose your chances of getting the European Parliament or Council to block it are slim. Your chances are slim. The best thing … Read more