Lobbying

Designing EU Lobby Strategies From time to time, I give presentations on designing EU lobby strategies. The easiest way for me to keep a track of them is to post them. So, here it is. What follows are the notes I use for my talk. I dislike the word ‘strategy’. It means “a plan of action … Read more

All European Political Parties are broad churches. Some are broader than others. An important part of a group’s influence is their loyalty to the group line when they vote. In the last Parliament, the Liberal GRoup ALDE, now Renew, on environmental issues were often divided. That division looks like it has returned. Renew is a … Read more

Over 20 plus years, I have worked both sides on substance regulation. There are some constant signals that have come up for those substances who walked away relatively unscathed. Checklist This checklist includes: 10 years of solid science to back up your case Up to date and realistic exposure/impact data and evidence A first-class  independent … Read more

Reading the transcripts of the confirmation hearings it is clear that the next Commission is going to be different from the next. From the many commitments given by Commissioner-designates, there are going to be a lot more legislative proposals being put forward. One constant is that many of the proposals are going to still go … Read more