Day: 13 September 2021

Why are you not influencing the Commission?

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A lot of time is spent trying to influence the Commission. A lot of that time lands up wasted. The Commission doesn’t take on board your ideas, policy recommendations and solutions. There are 11 reasons they don’t.   11 reasons your ideas are not taken up by the Commission   You don’t know the rules … Read more

Do your position papers persuade?

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A lot of time in Brussels is spent developing and drafting position papers. The question I’d like to ask you is ‘do they persuade the people they are meant to?’. I am sure that the people who write them think they are persuasive. And, if your audience is an echo chamber, it may well persuade. … Read more