Mavence Newsletter – Issue 3 | July 2020

Senior Advisor and PA Maven Paul Adamson sits down with fellow veteran Thomas Tindemans, Chairman & EU Practice Lead for public affairs at Hill + Knowlton Strategies Brussels. In this conversation, the first of a 2-part interview, Paul and Thomas discuss the EU public affairs environment and importance of maintaining a strong presence in Brussels.

Senior Adviser and PA Maven Paul Adamson sits down with fellow veteran Thomas Tindemans, Chairman & EU Practice Lead for public affairs at Hill + Knowlton Strategies Brussels. In this conversation, the first of a 2-part interview, Paul and Thomas discuss the EU public affairs environment and importance of maintaining a strong presence in Brussels.

Whether it is a gradual evolution around changing policy priorities, or a sharp response to unforeseen crises, the legislative agenda and the PA talent market are deeply interconnected. Mavens Sergey Golyshin and Sebastien Bechara explore how cycles in one affect the other, and how organisations have responded over recent years to changing needs and circumstances.

It is no mystery that the political agenda in Brussels, as in many capitals, works in cycles. While the nature of the EU is such that these policy cycles tend towards longer time horizons than is common at the national or local levels, they are integral to the focus of the institutions and European decisions […]