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A good lobbyist know when to lobby and, more importantly, when not to lobby. Just as you would not lobby judges ruling on your case, it stands to reasons you would not try and lobbying the Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board. Whilst it is obvious to me that you should not, I have heard of cases … Read more

I was sitting down with some people who are working on a new proposal the Commission hope to put out the door before 29 May cut off. I asked where they were in the process. It had gone to the Regulatory Scrutiny Board and passed with flying colours. In a few days a legislative proposal … Read more

I have been a vocal supporter of this Commission’s Better Regulation agenda. I have argued that Better Regulation is President Juncker’s greatest legacy for Europe. A shift away from political expediency to sound rule making is easy to preach but more challenging to enforce. President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans started off very well. Better … Read more

There are 3 sources I look to for real news on Brexit: Jennifer Rankin@  Guardian, Peter Ludlow @ Eurocomment, and the  FT.  Mr Ludlow has produced another pre-summit Briefing gem. Some interesting observations for me are: The UK-EU trade agreement will be ready the mid 2020s at the earliest. By which time, many of those … Read more