Daniel Gueguen

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Nietzsche revisited: Glyphosate – A drop of philosophy for once

November 6, 2017

In the 1880s, the great philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote: “Our era is an era of frenzy, and for this precise reason it is not an era of passion. It heats up constantly because it feels cold – essentially, it freezes.” The same could be said about our Europe in 2017: it is frozen. We are… » read more

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Agriculture & Food, European Agencies, European Commission, European Parliament, Health & Consumers

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Glyphosate: Un doigt de philosophie pour changer

Philosophe majeur, Nietzsche écrit dans les années 1880 : « Notre époque est une période d’excitation, et c’est précisément pourquoi ce n’est pas une période de passion ; elle s’échauffe constamment parce qu’elle sent qu’elle est froide – au fond, elle gèle. » C’est tellement vrai que notre Europe gèle et même se congèle en… » read more

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Agences européennes, Agriculture & Food

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Réforme de la Comitologie ou comment désavouer les agences

March 21, 2017

Le projet de réforme de la Comitologie offre à la Commission la possibilité de s’abriter sous le parapluie protecteur des Etats membres. On peut y voir un manque de courage de la Commission qui s’efforce de revenir au système prévalant avant l’adoption du Traité de Lisbonne et qu’elle avait appelé de ses voeux pour accroître… » read more

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Agences européennes, Commission européenne, Réforme de la comitologie

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Comitology Reform: disavowing the agencies

The proposed comitology reform would allow the Commission to shelter itself under Member States’ umbrella. Possibly due to lack of courage, the Commission is effectively trying to return to the pre-Lisbon system, even though it favoured abandoning this system to increase its power over implementing measures. Confronted with publicly sensitive issues, the Commission wants the… » read more

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Comitology Reform, Commission, European Agencies, Uncategorized

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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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