I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A lot of organisations, firms, NGOs, consultants and lawyers will tell you that they have a great influence on the EU policy and legislation. The claims many make give the impression that they are living embodiment of Robert Caldini’s best practices. There is an easy way to know if someone has the positive influence on public … Read more
I’ve never seen a Commissioner visit an EP Committee to defend a piece of secondary legislation. It is usually a Head of Unit who is sent to defend a delegated act, implementing act, or RPS measure. Yesterday, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, came to a joint meeting of the ECON and Environment Committee to defend the taxonomy … Read more
If you are a lobbyist or campaigner, Karl Rove has 302 words that you should memorise. In Masterclass he gives a session on the campaign plan. I’ve transcribed the section below. Karl Rove – The Campaign Plan Masterclass “But after you settle on what that message is, and what the theme is, you then … Read more
It’s been a busy week for anyone interested in European Chemical Policy. On 4 May, the Commission published the inception impact assessment for the revision of CLP, and on the 5 May, the inception impact assessment for the revision of REACH. So you may have missed this. On Friday evening, DG Environment published a’Targeted stakeholder … Read more