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  • Thandi Mbali

Edelman Global Advisory Acquires Landmark Public Affairs

WASHINGTON D.C. March 15, 2023 – Edelman Global Advisory (EGA), a boutique firm providing government affairs and business advisory services as part of Daniel J. Edelman Inc. (Edelman), announced today it will expand its capabilities and geographic reach through Edelman’s acquisition of Landmark Public Affairs (Landmark), a public affairs and strategic communications agency with offices […]

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  • Haolie Jiang

Who cares for the carers?: Our Invisible Labour Crisis

Care work faces major policy challenges globally: on one hand, ageing populations render increasing caring needs but insufficient carers among us, and on the other, care work remains a glaringly vulnerable and marginalised form of labour. Asia is the nexus of many of these challenges. Groceries, laundry, ironing the work shirts, raising the kids and […]

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  • Anna Morath

How the EU will implement its vision on soil health

Published in November 2021, the EU Soil Strategy provides a clear vision for soil protection and restoration. Now the EU is embarking on a new journey: implementing it. The new EU Soil Strategy for 2030 is a key deliverable of the EU Biodiversity Strategy and offers an overarching policy framework and concrete measures for protecting, […]

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  • Anna Morath

German Federal election results: Implications for the EU

The inconclusive German election results and the flexible coalition-building framework in Germany mean there can be no meaningful assessment of implications for EU policies and legislation at this stage. That will only follow a coalition agreement, for which there is no time limit. It is not certain that the centre-left SPD will assume the Chancellorship […]

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How the Digital Markets Act (DMA) could impact your business

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) aims to restrict the anti-competitive behaviour of gatekeeper platforms through a list of Do’s and Don’ts. If you sell products or services through gatekeeper platforms, advertise on them or host apps on their app stores, these new gatekeeper obligations might affect the way big platforms have to do business with […]

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UPDATE: The EU Consultation Process

The European Commission announced how it plans to make the public consultation process shorter, merging two steps into a single “Call for Evidence.” Our newest graphic explains how the new consultation process is expected to function in practice.   View the full graphic of the current arrangements here and head over to our Twitter page for a video […]

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  • Thandi Mbali

The EU Consultation Process- a brief guide

Since 2015, EU legislation has been subject to a more extensive and structured consultation process, enabling stakeholders to more easily share their views on legislative proposals with the Commission. Input can be provided at various stages of the legislative process and in various formats, while a single web portal – ‘Have Your Say’ – provides […]

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