I haven't worked in the Commission, but I studied EU law and the EU's environmental policies.
On the conversation Rg is talking about: We are working on an 'Energise Europe' project. The thing is a bit slow to take off so far (I take my share of the blame). Here's the discussion until now:
Drafting an European energy policy - getting started Jerome a Paris, July 16th
Energize Europe Brainstorm Jerome a Paris, September 3rd
Energise Europe Project Colman, November 20th
Energise Europe: Proposed Outline Colman, November 21st
Energize Europe: Zero-th draft plan rdf, November 21st
Energise Europe: Goals Colman, December 6th
I confess that it is beyond my absorbtion capacity to do it justice. I find myself looking for shortcuts, thirsty for KIS.
Is 'Energize Europe' going anywhere; is it worth pursuing? By comparison the plan I presented seems so, ehh, feasable. Do I miss something?
Somewhat confusedly yours, Emil
Pretty soon, I think we will need to make a choice what kind of strategy we want to draft. One that provides the EU and its Member States with a set of policy options and concrete projects that can be achieved within the current institutional setting, or a strategy that asks for the change of pretty much everything.
There are in-betweens, of course...
P.S. I get RES, but KIS? Knowledge Information Systems?
(also in the variant KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid) In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
