European Commission

• EU decision-making interactive flowchart

  September 1, 2014 Category: EU Affairs, Online EU Training

  I’ve recently completed an interactive Prezi on how EU laws are passed via the ordinary legislative procedure and the so-called “trilogues”. Enjoy the free version below and feel free to share it!

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• The 2014 EP elections & beyond: what public affairs professionals should know

  April 6, 2014 Category: EU Affairs, Public speaking

  A presentation I gave at an international breakfast in Washington D.C. at the Public Affairs Council’s HQ. Enjoy & share!

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• Social media in EU healthcare advocacy

  December 4, 2013 Category: EU Affairs, Marketing, Public speaking

  I’ll talk about four main topics in the context of Social Media Advocacy in the Healthcare sector in the European Union. Note that the topic is a bit more narrow than “Digital Advocacy” as that would include a deeper analysis of websites, interactive tools, mobile apps, newsletters and other tools apart from social media.

  The four topics are: One: outline and a bit of context, Two: a look at what your objective could be, Three: a few ideas and topics to talk about (which is quite a challenge for many people when trying to communicate to policymakers and to the broader stakeholder community), and Four: a few tips and considerations that I’d like to highlight.

  Read the full transcript and see the presentation online!

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• What influences the European Commission [video]

  September 26, 2013 Category: EU Affairs

  I did this video a few months ago about “What influences the European Commission”. Since it is still valid, I thought it may be interesting to watch (or read the full transcript). Enjoy!

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• 4 Tips for European Commission trainees for an EU career (and CV clinic)

  June 28, 2013 Category: EU Affairs, Online EU Training, Public speaking

  I’ve just given a presentation to approx. 120 European Commission trainees on how to boost their EU career prospects, including live feedback on 4 CVs that participants had submitted. Here is the Prezi I used – enjoy & share!

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• Should EU regulatory professionals start engaging in social media?

  June 21, 2013 Category: EU Affairs, Marketing

  Social media has been considered as unimportant by EU decision makers, according to a recent Burson-Marsteller survey. On the other hand, banning pesticides containing neonicotinoids, has gathered 2.6 million online signatures. What is happening then?

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• Euro crisis & EU economic governance: this is how policy develops

  December 27, 2012 Category: EU Affairs, Marketing

  Interested to see how the EU’s approach towards fixing the euro crisis develops? Just have a look at these two photos taken outside the European Commission’s headquarters, the Berlaymont building. Enjoy!

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