Daniel Gueguen

Exporting the precautionary principle

February 11, 2021

For observers, the EU’s increasing reliance on technical barriers to trade – most often health and phytosanitary measures – amounts to protectionism. But this is not the case, because the Union remains committed to free trade. The explanation lies in its willingness to impose upon third countries the precautionary principle and its own subjective view… » read more

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Quand l’Union européenne exporte son principe de précaution, …

Pour les observateurs, la multiplication par l’UE des barrières techniques aux échanges – le plus souvent des mesures sanitaires et phyto-sanitaires – relève du protectionnisme. Pas du tout car l’Union demeure libre-échangiste. L’explication est à chercher dans une volonté d’imposer aux pays-tiers son principe de précaution et sa vision subjective de la science. Le problème… » read more

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Taxonomy jargon, George Orwell and newspeak

February 4, 2021

Due to opposition from 10 Member States and critical comments made in the public consultation, the draft delegated act will be revised. But the Commission will have to add an educational dimension if it wants to convince the real economy of Taxonomy’s validity. One has to read the great novelists to understand the times we… » read more

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Le jargon de la taxonomie, George Orwell et la novlangue, …

L’opposition de 10 Etats membres et les critiques de la consultation publique conduiront à une révision du projet d’acte délégué. Mais il reviendra à la Commission d’y apporter une dimension pédagogique si elle veut convaincre l’économie réelle du bien-fondé de la taxonomie. Il faut lire les grands romanciers pour bien comprendre son temps. Dans 1984,… » read more

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Taxonomy, an Orwellian mechanism

November 24, 2020

At a time when the European Union is wasting its energy on taxonomy – a kind of bureaucratic statism defining “sustainable” economic activities – China is announcing the launch of an immense market with its 14 neighbours! The shortcut is striking…but leaving aside its totalitarian logic, taxonomy bears all the hallmarks of failed governance: opacity,… » read more

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Taxonomie : une mécanique orwellienne, …

A l’instant où l’Union européenne gaspille son énergie avec la taxonomie – une sorte d’étatisme bureaucratique pour définir les activités économiquement « durables » – la Chine annonce l’ouverture d’un immense marché unique avec ses quatorze grands voisins ! Le raccourci est saisissant, … Mais outre sa logique totalitaire, la taxonomie véhicule tous les défauts… » read more

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Taxonomy: The Commission refuses to provide its draft delegated act to Member States

October 22, 2020

Is this about bureaucracy or democracy? The word “taxonomy” has the whiff of authority and makes one think of a sort of economic statism. That’s precisely what it is. Regulation 2020/852, adopted via co-decision, sets a “framework for sustainable investment”, i.e. investment that contributes to protecting the environment. It is inspired by the 2015 UN… » read more

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Taxonomy – La Commission refuse de communiquer aux Etats membres son projet d’acte délégué.

Est-il question de bureaucratie ou de démocratie ? Le mot « Taxonomy » dégage un parfum d’autorité et laisse imaginer une sorte « d’étatisme économique ». C’est bien de cela qu’il s’agit. Le règlement n° 2020/852 du 18 juin 2020 adopté en co-décision qui établit « un cadre pour favoriser les investissements durables (c’est-à-dire contribuant… » read more

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Le Green Deal et l’effet domino post-Covid

June 10, 2020

La volonté législative de la Commission pour le Green Deal va se trouver fortement impactée par le Covid 19. Pour certains, le redémarrage économique de l’UE est une chance pour atteindre les objectifs de neutralité carbone et d’une économie circulaire. Pour d’autres, ces objectifs doivent s’effacer devant l’urgence. Cette Comitology Newsletter spécial « Green Deal… » read more

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Editorial – Comitology Newsletter Green Deal edition

June 9, 2020

The European Commission’s legislative ambition for the Green Deal will be profoundly impacted by Covid-19. For some, re-starting the EU economy is an opportunity to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality and a genuine circular economy. For others, these goals should take a back seat during recovery from the crisis. This special “Green Deal” Comitology… » read more

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Daniel Guéguen

In these times of complexity, opacity and political correctness, speaking openly is now more important than ever.

With 40 years of experience in EU public affairs, Daniel Guéguen is founder and Head of Strategy and Lobbying at PACT European Affairs.

In 1996 he created CLAN Public Affairs and the European Training Institute. Before this, Daniel was Head of the European sugar industry and Secretary General of COPA-COGECA, the EU farmers’ union lobby. Guéguen is Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges and Natolin, as well as at SciencePo Paris and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). He previously taught at Georgetown University and Harvard Kennedy School. He is a renowned author of 15 books translated into 20 languages. Recent publications include: “Comitology: Hijacking European Power?” (2010), “Handbook on EU Secondary Legislation” (2012), “Reshaping European Lobbying” (2013) and “The New Practical Guide to the EU Labyrinth” (2015).


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