Month: January 2022

I’ve just re-watched an old Channel 4 documentary on how the first EU wide clean air law got through in 1997. The 3 episodes follow the adoption of  Directive 1999/30/EC. It still is the most realistic fly on the wall series I have watched on how EU law really is passed. I did not re-watch … Read more

There is one phrase that seems to guarantee most officials and many politicians eyes rolling and shut down any fruitful exchange. It is “if you do this, the economy will tank”, or a variation “we will close our operations and leave if you do this “. I’ve witnessed this line being used working for MEPs … Read more