The Challenge
Organisations sometimes face regulatory proposals that could destroy their business model. These threats emerge when European Commission consultations propose frameworks that could fundamentally disrupt market access or operational capacity—often reflecting misaligned industry understanding or competing policy priorities.. By the time you recognise the danger, the consultation window is closing, Commission momentum is building, and your path to influence looks impossible.
Why It Happens
These crises develop in policy areas where you lack systematic Brussels monitoring. A Commission DG focused on environmental, consumer, or digital objectives drafts frameworks with major sectoral impacts with meaningful industry consultation but with a greater need for problem definition and external stakeholder input. The resulting proposals reflect the Commission's view of public interest, not operational reality. You only discover the threat when formal consultation launches, forcing immediate response without established relationships or policy context.
Our Solution
Cultivate Partners delivers rapid-response policy engagement combining technical input with strategic positioning: Immediate threat analysis identifying which provisions can be modified. Transparent evidence based input to the EU Institutions including testimony to Parliament committees, and Council working groups. Constructive engagement presenting alternative approaches to policy objectives—positioning you as solution partner, not obstruction.
The Outcome
We mitigate regulatory threats through technical amendments that address policy concerns while preserving your operational capacity: Redirect regulatory approaches toward alternatives achieving Commission objectives without devastating sectoral impacts. Identify proportionality provisions limiting requirements to contexts serving clear policy purposes The result: transforming binary win-lose confrontations into technical problem-solving that accommodates both policy goals and operational reality.
How We Deliver
Crisis response capacity mobilising Brussels networks and policy expertise on short timelines: Coordinate multi-stakeholder responses where proposals affect aligned organisations. Prepare technical evidence supporting alternative regulatory approaches. Facilitate direct dialogue between your leadership and the EU Institutions. The bottom line: Effective advocacy under time pressure that supports regulatory outcomes—even when engagement starts late in the legislative process