Brussels has reacted to the UK General Election news in typical bureaucratic and calculated manner which has seen the negotiating power during the Brexit talks swing to rest firmly in the hands of the EU Commission. Whilst early indications from Michel Barnier fueled hopes that the EU Commission would be willing to amend the timeline Read More…

Our ‘man on the ground’ in Brussels has had the honour of posting this week’s ‘A Week in Brussels’ report for PubAffairs. You can read his article below or access it via the PubAffairs website here: “This week has been all about President Trump’s visit to the Brussels bubble. But as I write this, I Read More…

The Tyre Labelling Directive is currently being reviewed, in light of the low-emissions transport report published by the Commission. This label is fundamental to the business models of all tyre manufacturers and the decisions taken by the Commission on the nature of this label will have lasting impacts. The Commission is currently in the process Read More…

The French have shown a new resistance to authority, quelle surprise! Round one in the French election has gone to two outsiders, the liberal choice of Emmanuel Macron and the extreme right wing candidate Marine Le Pen. France has followed the recent referendum campaign in the UK and the US election by upsetting the political Read More…