News & Opinions

James Stevens writes the ‘View from Brussels’ column in the latest edition of Public Affairs News.

His article appears in the December 2011 edition of Public Affairs News, a leading public affairs trade media publication that covers the industry in Brussels and London. James returned to Brussels from an assignment in Washington D.C. in early 2010. In the column, he underlines that differences in the speed of decision-making, access to decision-makers and the link between electors and elected may make for better policy and public affairs on this side of the Atlantic.

Read: View from Brussels, Public Affairs News December 2011: Why EU Public Affairs is Better

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Fleishman-Hillard Brussels’ Nick Andrews challenges the chemical sector to communicate with passion in a piece in Chemistry&Industry Magazine‘s January 2012 edition.

In a thought-provoking commentary in the Society of Chemical Industry’s monthly magazine, Nick Andrews, a corporate reputation specialist at Fleishman-Hillard Brussels, challenges the chemical sector to address its reputation by setting out a future in which others can believe, and communicate it passionately, over time.

Read: Why the Chemicals Industry Needs to Communicate With Passion

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Fleishman-Hillard digital strategist Steffen Thejll-Moller explains how digital tools can make public affairs strategies more effective. Writing on his own blog, Steffen uses an infographic that starts from the basic activities of a public affairs professional in Brussels to explain how different forms of digital communications and specific digital tools can be used in support of public affairs activities, such as monitoring and intelligence, third party mobilisation and direct advocacy towards policymakers.

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FH Brussels’ Michael Berendt reflects on the UK veto and what it means for the European Union, the UK’s role in Brussels and party politics in Britain. A former senior Commission official and journalist, Michael writes that Cameron failed to build upon natural alliances with other centre-right national leaders after the decision to withdraw from the European People’s Party. You can read more on our FH Brussels’ team Public Affairs 2.0 blog.

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Thursday, 24 November, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. CET

While science can provide incredible insights, it’s not always easy to communicate it. The impact of European legislation on scientific processes and chemical substances is rapidly growing. So how can scientific evidence be made compelling and convincing to policymakers? How can it be presented to help them and journalists cut through the masses of information and misinformation? At a lunch discussion, “Communicating Science,” Fleishman-Hillard chemicals specialist Aaron McLoughlin and BBC Focus science consultant Robert Matthews will answer these questions and provide the ways to successfully communicate science.

For more info and to register: Communicating Science

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Any hope that travelling to the other side of the world would offer some respite from the daily diet of the Eurozone crisis has been rudely dashed.

Here am I, blogging from Sydney, Australia, and finding no escape. Globalisation has never seemed more real. The euro is always with us. Australian TV and newspapers have been reporting every move in the shifting politics of the crisis, with much coverage of the Greek referendum debacle, the pressures on Berlusconi and his (departing?) government and statements by Merkel and Sarkozy, Barroso and Rehn.

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