Tag: red tape

29th December 2015

Paul Brummell, British Ambassador to Romania

by Paul Brummell

Head of Soft Power and External Affairs Department, Communication Directorate

BurEUcratia: tackling unnecessary EU bureaucracy

Ambassador Paul Brummell in BurEucratia labyrinth

Singer-songwriter Andreea is excited at an opportunity she has been given to perform abroad in another state of BurEUcratia. Her concert is a great success. Her new fans snap up her CDs and ask her where they can download her music. Andreea travels home buzzing with new ideas, and plans to raise the funds to […]

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18th October 2013

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by Paul Johnston

Ambassador to Ireland

To regulate or not to regulate, that is the question …

Guest blog by the Embassy’s Economic Attaché. One thing we hear a lot about these days is regulation. Regulation this, regulation that, it can be good or bad, national or international, too much or not enough. Views may depend on where you stand: employer or employee, big multinational or local SME, left or right or […]

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4th October 2012

Robin Twyman

by Robin Twyman

Consul for Business and Government Affairs

Out with the Red Tape, On with the Music

The following is a guest post by Cassie Rowlands, Intern with the Global Issues Group at the British Embassy in Washington. Some of the greatest British musicians started out in local venues across the UK and it’s important to remember where they came from: their local pub. There’s something about enjoying live music and not […]

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