Bursting the Bubble: EU Podcasts from Rud Pedersen Public Affairs

As the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament released its draft report on the PPWR, we explore the main points of convergence and contrast with the Commission’s proposal. In our third episode, listen along as our senior advisor Kevin Bradley takes stock of the most environmentally beneficial and least economically disruptive options for the future of packaging in the EU, join

In this episode, listen to the dulcet tones of our senior advisor Kevin Bradley alongside esteemed guest Adeline Farrelly, Secretary General of FEVE – the European Container Glass Federation, as we seek to disentangle some burning questions about the European Commission's Proposal for a Revision on Packaging and Packaging Waste: ➡ How will packaging minimisation affect brand id

We are excited to publish the first episode of our podcast series “PPWR unwrapped” In the first episode, Annick Carpentier, Director General of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) joins our senior advisor Kevin Bradley to discuss the potential for the Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to address perceiv

Today, the energy crisis is at the top of the EU’s political agenda and EU policymakers need to ask themselves: How to address high energy prices and relief consumers? How to prepare for the upcoming winter and ensure we will have enough gas to heat our homes? How to decrease energy dependence on Russia? And what happens to Europe’s climate ambitions and efforts of scaling up r

In this episode, Steffen Thejll-Moller interviews Paul Hillier, Partner at Tactix, a Canada-based government relations and risk management company. Paul runs a team of data scientists who are able to make sense of data to understand the views and preferences of policymakers in Brussels and beyond.

We are excited to publish the third episode of our podcast series on circular economy. In this episode, we talk about the Commission’s proposal on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products with a legislator. Our senior advisor Kevin Bradley talks to MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen. They will discuss the challenges of the proposal and additional measures needed for resource efficient

The Fit for 55 package turned 1 year this month! The Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the recent droughts, fires and heatwaves all over Europe reinforce the sense of emergency and the need to quickly implement an ambitious Fit for 55 package. Where do we stand with the package? Our Senior Advisors Megan Richards and Peter Vis discuss the progress, what still needs to be done

The Czech Presidency has kicked off its 6 months of EU leadership! Czech Energy Attaché, Martin Pejřimovský sat down with Former Director at DG Energy and current Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels, Megan Richards, to discuss the Presidency's key ambitions and priorities, with a special focus on the energy agenda.

We are excited to publish the second episode of our podcast series on circular economy. In this episode, we focus on the Commission’s proposal on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products from the recyclers’ point of view. Our senior advisor Kevin Bradley talks to Emmanuel Katrakis, secretary general of EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation. They will

In this episode, Dan Dalton, former UK MEP and senior advisor at Rud Pedersen, talks to Simon Taylor, Head of Rud Pedersen’s finance practice, about the benefits of crypto assets as well as the pitfalls.