We continued our series of regular roundtables with a Public Affairs focused event in Brussels, where we were fortunate enough to welcome special guest speakers Erik Akse, Author, Trainer, Coach and Mentor and Alan Haracre, Author and Head of Corporate Affairs Strategy at Imperial Tobacco.

Alan and Erik presented the, recently published, second edition of their book: 'How the EU Institutions Work and... How to Work with the EU Institutions'. In which they have updated examples and illustrations, improving the practical usage of their guide and helping to further demystify EU decision-making processes.

The challenge of fast-moving digital communication
Attended by public affairs representatives from a wide range of companies, including consumer goods, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, oil and gas, transport, tobacco and membership organisations, among others, we discussed the changing expectations of the Parliament and Commission since the Treaty of Lisbon, and how that has impacted lobbying in Brussels. Delegated Acts, non-legislative acts adopted by the Commission, and Trilogues, informal tripartite meetings attended by representatives of the European Parliament, were also in discussion. A comment was made on how the intuitions themselves had to cope with the new