EU’s Work Plan for 2012

On Tuesday 15 November  the Commission released its work programme for 2012, accompanied by an Annex detailing all the initiatives planned for the end of 2011 and for 2012-2014. Below are the main items of interest from a fisheries perspective. These initiatives  are in addition to the ongoing CFP reform package.   MARITME AFFAIRS AND … Read more

Why Values Matter – Getting People To Support You

Too often I have seen cases being put forward that don’t resonate with their audience.  People invest considerable resources and put forward positions that make sense to them but not to the people they are trying to persuade. More remarkably, people are surprised that they keep loosing, and because they spend a lot of their … Read more