Influencing the Preparation of EU Legislation. A Practical Guide to Working with Impact Assessments

This is a working tool for anyone with an interest in shaping EU legislation, including business organisations, regional and national governments, NGOs, citizen groups, law firms and public affairs professionals.

The book explains:

• Why, when and how the Commission makes Impact Assessments
• The underlying principles and quality criteria
• Who in the Commission is involved and at which stage
• How stakeholders can be involved and get their issues across
• The type of evidence that is valued by the Commission
• The importance to stakeholders of engaging early with the Commission
• What sort of engagement works best
• And the mistakes stakeholders must definitely avoid