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Well done, Hercules! (2/7) – Seizing the Ceryneian Hind of Time Efficiency
“OK George! We got the picture!” jibed André, in response to George’s graphic description of the state-of-the-art of administration 30 years before. “But remember! Despite the old tech, you did manage to make the policy coup of introducing the Euro! … Continue reading
Well done, Hercules! (1/7) – Slaying the Nemean Lion of the Legislative Luddites
“Anybody against such an innovation would surely qualify themselves as a Luddite”, chimed George over coffee that morning, as a tricky discussion unfolded about the introduction of the new Artificial Intelligence tool for managing briefings in the European Regulatory Authority. … Continue reading
Rough start. Roller coaster. Wild in Brussels (3/3)
Image courtesy of Edinburgh Europa Institute From the outset, Papotis had struck George as a very singular chap. And George came to have plenty of reason for believing his first impressions. George felt he knew Greek people well: he’d had … Continue reading
Rough start. Roller coaster. Wild in Brussels (2/3)
Image courtesy of Truus, Bob & Jan too! Even so, it wasn’t just a few brushes with some prickly characters, in his first weeks at the European Regulatory Authority, that put George on edge. Before he had opportunity to meet … Continue reading
Rough start. Roller coaster. Wild in Brussels (1/3)
Image courtesy of sarahschlitz.be It took George some time, after his arrival in the EU Regulatory Authority, to put enough space between himself and the most unsettling aspects of his first six months in the organisation. “The administrative equivalent of … Continue reading
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