When planning communications on public policy in Europe, it is often easy to think of the EU as ‘one Europe’; to focus on Member States in terms of numbers of votes; to roll out a communications plan market by market which is conceived entirely at regional level. This is to forget Martin Luther. Read more…
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I say oil sands, you say tar sands
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011On the Comment Visions series, HLC chairman Simon Bryceson discusses Canadian oil/tar sands, Europe’s fuel quality Directive, and the intensifying battle between the energy industry and the environment movement. Simon argues that both parties will invest more into competitive communications on this issue than is currently expected, because neither side can afford to lose. Read more…
Low on Energy: Who will Get the Blame when the Lights Go out?
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Concerning energy policy, the political class of the European Union has been unable to take any meaningful or effective public policy action. We propose that it is the decision-makers’ fear of public opinion that causes the European energy policy to be always deferred for another day. Read more…
