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10 Mar 2017

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The week in Brussels by Elaine Cruikshanks: It’s like 1998 all over again

Cast your mind back to 1998. The Good Friday Accord brought peace to Northern Ireland, ten Member States ratified the Treaty of Amsterdam and Zinedine Zidane propelled France to glory in the World Cup final. But the cheery bubble was soon to burst. After months of intense speculation, Geri Halliwell (or Ginger Spice) announced that she was to leave the world’s leading pop group, the Spice Girls. I’m sure that you, like me, can remember the sinking feeling you had ... Read More
19 Jan 2017

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Acumen hires Nikos Manaras as Account Manager

Nikos Manaras joined acumen public affairs on January 9th 2017 as Account Manager, where he will be mostly working with the agency’s healthcare clients. Nikos said: “I am extremely happy to be joining Acumen. The agency has a wide array of healthcare clients and I look forward to working with them. The decision to join the team was an easy one, mostly because of the Partners’ expertise and experience.” Nikos has 8 years’ experience in public policy, EU public affairs and communications ... Read More
09 Jan 2017

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Lobbying for Hearts and Minds – Getting the balance right

Join Acumen Partner Giles Keane on January 26th for his workshop on "Lobbying for hearts and minds - getting the balance right", which is part of the EurActiv Yellow Academy 2017 workshops series. Sometimes facts alone are not enough to convince decision makers. At the same time, the most emotionally convincing messages can have little impact unless they are backed up by practical proposals. This session will look at practical examples of how organisations have struck a good balance between “hard” ... Read More
19 Dec 2016

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Best wishes for 2017 from the acumen public affairs team

Abigail, Elaine, Giles,Alex, Ana-Maria, Anitra, Fabienne E,Fabienne Z, George, Maëlle ... Read More
28 Sep 2016

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Health Technology Assessment: what are policymakers talking about?

Since its inception in 2005, the development of EUnetHTA has ... Read More
27 Sep 2016

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Test Your Health Acumen with our crossword!

As media partners of European Health Forum Gastein 2016, acumen public affairs has created a crossword to help you test your health acumen. Do you know which country has 410 days of maternity leave? Take the test and tweet your impressions @AcumenPA!
26 Sep 2016

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Reducing the risks of NCDs in Europe

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill 38 million people per year! What exactly are the European Union and the EU Member States doing about this?

As health stakeholders from around Europe gather at the 2016 European Health Forum Gastein this week, acumen public affairs maps out EU Member States’ key initiatives.
21 Sep 2016

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Interview with Dorli Kahr-Gottlieb of the European Health Forum Gastein

This year, we’re delighted to be the press office / ... Read More
21 Sep 2016

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Acumen chaired the AECA meeting with Dr. Jos Delbeke

Acumen partner, Elaine Cruikshanks, chaired The American European Community Association ... Read More
06 Sep 2016

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UK political players and Brexit: If, when and how will Article 50 be triggered?

This is the third in a series of blog posts ... Read More