I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
The flood of new legislative proposals means many want to meet Member State officials, MEPs and their advisers. If you want the meeting to be productive – you win their support – here are some simple pointers. This is drawn on practical experience working as an official, as an adviser for 2 MEPs, and … Read more
A lot of time in Brussels is spent on writing issue updates for clients and members. Most of those updates are never read. Here are some suggestions. Keep them short. Use a 10 cm x 15 cm (4-6 inches) note card as inspiration. It can hold around 100-150 words. Issue updates are not policy memos! … Read more
At the start of the year, I wanted to get a sober assessment of what the environmental legislative agenda looks like for the 2023. It will be busy. So busy that I wonder how the legislative machinery in the Environment Committee and the Environment Council Working Group will deliver agreements before the April 2024 recess. … Read more
I took advantage of being sick to try and map my limited circle of competence on EU Public Affairs. I recently came across the visual of a knowledge Tree for the Common Law. I chunk Public Affairs down into Issue Expertise, Process Expertise and Skills. This is my primitive visualisation of the limited … Read more