Aaron

The most effective, yet least used, lobbying techniques I know

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There are two lobbying techniques that are extremely effective in persuading officials and politicians to support you.  They are  rarely used in Brussels. The most popular model A lot of lobbyiing seems to amount to a variation of  one of two  stories. Story 1: If you do this, my industry’s profits will collapse, even though … Read more

A checklist for an ideal EU lobbying team

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Yesterday I caught up with two very smart and accomplished lobbyists/campaigners from an industry and NGOs. For some reason, both conversations landed on  what’s the ideal way to influence EU decision making.  If you want to influence EU public policy this is what I’d recommend: Identify the number of countries that are important in making  … Read more

How Do Member States Vote on Chemical Substances

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  The data experts at EU Matrix kindly crunched the numbers of votes in the REACH Member State Committee. They looked at Authorisation votes. The numbers are useful to look at. The bottom block – Sweden, France, Belgium, and Germany – vote against proposals because they think the proposals is too lenient. Whatever authorisation proposal … Read more

Why time is not on your side.

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From the day the Commission publishes a legislative proposal, time is not on your side. If you have not stepped in during the proposal’s preparation or have not received the proposal you want, you have a limited window of opportunity to get the law you want. Many people miss that opportunity or don’t know it … Read more