I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Most people think a story has three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. Master storytellers, like Joseph Campbell, think there are 12 stages. Source link The Journey of an EU Law It is the same with European lawmaking. A lot of people think of law making in three parts in three … Read more
From 1996-1997, I had the honour of working for two different British Labour MEPs who were Rapporteurs on fisheries and air pollution legislation. I learned a lot. The process of getting your report through, and the ideas of the EP taking up in law, is a process of consensus and constructive dialogue. Woe betide any … Read more
Attitudes and opinions are not statics. The policy arena is never static. Too many lobbyists hope that what was acceptable 5, 10 or 20 years ago will be okay today. What was considered unthinkable ten years ago, and sometimes even one, may be considered normal and become policy and law today. How the Unthinkable … Read more
There are some simple things anyone/organisation can do in Brussels to become an effective lobbyist. Most of them are contained in today’s Politico Influence’s interview with former Director-General Xavier Prats Monné. I’ve chunked it down into a useful checklist, and I include some more others: Understand and speak the language of the Commission rather than … Read more