Daniel Gueguen

Une BD sur la comitologie – PACT à l’honneur

March 9, 2018

Le magazine Médor largement diffusé consacre une bande dessinée à la comitologie. Elle comporte une dizaine de pages qui reprend les éléments clés de nos formations : le déséquilibre entre législation primaire (pouvoir visible) et législation secondaire (pouvoir caché) ; l’impact du Traité de Lisbonne sur les différents segments des affaires publiques européennes ; le… » read more

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The EU game of musical chairs

February 28, 2018

When you are a senior civil servant or politician, can you apply for any position? Or does each post demand specific qualities? Recent news provides us with several striking cases. The best case: Martin Schulz After being elected for a second two-and-a-half year mandate as European Parliament President, Mr Schulz ran for Commission President as… » read more

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REACH et BREXIT : sous chaque pierre, un scorpion

February 27, 2018

L’un des négociateurs du Brexit me disait récemment « Ne me parlez pas du single sky » voulant dire combien le dossier était miné. Par extension, on pourrait dire « Ne me parlez pas de REACH ! ». Première surprise, la différence d’attitude entre les deux équipes de négociation. La position des britanniques n’est pas… » read more

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REACH and Brexit: a scorpion under every stone

A Brexit negotiator said to me recently: “Don’t talk to me about Single Sky.” This tells us how sensitive the issue is – and the same could be said for REACH! The difference in attitude between the two negotiating teams is surprising. To this day the UK position remains unknown. But when I telephone the… » read more

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Consultation procedures: inclusiveness in disguise?!

February 16, 2018

Three cases show the lack of analysis of contributions to consultations and make the distrust in the system grow Progress on Better Regulation without a doubt,… Since the adoption of the Better Regulation package in 2015 and the adoption of the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Law-making in 2016, progress has been made in terms of… » read more

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To veto or not to veto the delegated act on tobacco traceability?

February 12, 2018

Naive questions about a file where every actor seems to be acting in reverse Being a recognised lobbyist, professor at the College of Europe, author and blogger, hardly a day goes by without a journalist or student asking me to contribute to an article or thesis. I have always responded positively – except for tobacco.… » read more

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Veto or not veto pour l’acte délégué sur la traçabilité du tabac?

Questions naïves sur un dossier où chaque acteur semble jouer à front renversé Lobbyiste affirmé, professeur au Collège d’Europe, auteur, bloggeur, il n’est pas un jour sans qu’un journaliste ou un étudiant ne m’interroge pour un éclairage sur un article ou une contribution à un mémoire. J’y ai toujours répondu positivement sauf pour le tabac.… » read more

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Agences européennes, Agriculture & Food, Brexit, Commission, Glyphosate, Health & Consumers, Lobbying, Perturbateurs endocriniens

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Droit international et législation secondaire: territoire inexploré… jusqu’à maintenant

February 9, 2018

Un acte délégué présenté en vertu de la législation européenne sur le tabac déclenche un débat interpellant sur la relation entre les traités internationaux et la législation secondaire de l’UE. La Commission européenne respecte-t-elle le protocole de l’OMS visant à éliminer le commerce illicite des produits du tabac? Telle est la question qui se pose.… » read more

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International law and secondary legislation: uncharted territory…until now

February 7, 2018

A delegated act tabled under EU tobacco legislation has sparked off an intriguing debate about the relationship between international treaties and EU secondary legislation. Is the European Commission respecting the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products? In past years the Newsletter has spilt copious amounts of ink writing about the relationship between… » 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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