Tom White

Political and regulatory consultant at Global Counsel in Brussels. Formerly of Devon, Edinburgh, Vienna and London.

[Tom White @white_th]

Thought provoking discussion with @Global_Counsel colleagues this week on my favourite topic, EU industrial strategy. I also learned a lot about Nigerian politics!

[Tom White @white_th]

@Gilesyb Interesting points. There is a link between industrial strategy caprice and Brexit: earlier iterations were based on premise of participating in int’l value chains, betting on niche strengths. That needed rethink for less open economy, but was also recipe for inertia.

[Tom White @white_th]

UK govt shows timeless genius of Yes Minister w/irregular verbs for energy policy: you give handouts; they promise unfunded corporate welfare; we intervene to prevent unnecessary insolvencies: https://t.co/pvndGe3XLD

[Tom White @white_th]

This data - reflected across Europe - shows consequences of austerity crystallising just as a historic era of cheap borrowing ends. Working on spending plans in 2011 I saw many ‘spend to save’ proposals laughed out of the room by finance ministry officials.

[Neil Lee @ndrlee]

Striking how many of the UK's problems are related to a failure to invest (1/n)

1. Home insulation -> higher energy bills

[Imagination Technologies @ImaginationTech]

We're delighted to team up with @Global_Counsel on a significant report about the semiconductor sector. 📣🧵

[Tom White @white_th]

@supertanskiii I

[Tom White @white_th]

Eyes now on the Council after Commission recommends EU candidate status for Moldova and Ukraine. Politically harder for member states to block or delay now that Georgia verdict delayed to end of 2022. But it only takes one to veto.

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Our opinions on the membership applications of 🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 were carefully assessed based on their merits, as we have always done in the past.

This is a solid basis to move forward together.

Building on this evidence is the historic and political momentum.

[Anna Michelle Asimakopoulou @AnnaAsimakopoul]

Join me for @Global_Counsel’s virtual webinar on the ‘Decoupling of data flows: the EU and US perspectives’. I’ll be joining @johnverdi, @LobranoG & @LucasButhion to discuss the challenges of transatlantic data flows. Sign up here → https://t.co/fNUcTrhRx3
#AnnaMichelleMEP

[Tom White @white_th]

@dannykellywords

[Tom White @white_th]

@rbrharrison @D_Blanchflower Given they lived through all the post-mortems of the disastrous 2007 rises, a lot of which focussed on misinterpreting movements in energy and housing, I have to think the current generation of decision-makers have some non public reasons for concern?

[European Round Table for Industry (ERT) @ert_eu]

Our Secretary General, @FrankHeem is amongst the line-up of the stellar speakers at the forthcoming @Global_Counsel digital conference on 3 February. Find out more & register below

[Steffen Hebestreit @RegSprecherStH]

Eindrücke von der Amtsübergabe im Kanzleramt (BPA)

[Tom White @white_th]

@jonworth The cost of this is surprisingly high especially for lower value goods

[Valdis Dombrovskis @VDombrovskis]

We have agreed with 🇺🇸 to pause our steel & aluminium (232) trade dispute and launch cooperation on a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel & Aluminium.

Our agreement will be announced by @vonderleyen and @POTUS tomorrow.

[Mehreen Khan @MehreenKhn]

EU energy crisis splits in brief:
-- EU action now: 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇬🇷🇷🇴🇨🇿
-- Anglo-Saxon ETS to blame: 🇵🇱🇭🇺🇨🇿🇪🇸🇧🇬
-- Need EU joint gas procurement: 🇮🇹🇪🇸
-- Make nuclear green: 🇫🇷🇨🇿
-- Relax, it will be over soon: 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇩🇰🇫🇮🇦🇹🇱🇺🇸🇪🇧🇪🇵🇹

[Tom White @white_th]

@leoringer Are they not referring to Chris Sutton’s former club storming through UEFA cup ties??

[Tom White @white_th]

@carmhbell @HKBelgium @Portland_Europe Congratulations Carmen!

[Tom White @white_th]

Just booked travel and tests for visiting family in UK, and discovered who is advising government on the system...

[Tom White @white_th]

@jackeparrock I suspect the President means ‘Schande’ rather than ‘Schade’?