Patrick Cassidy Email and Phone Number

On loan from Ministry of Justice

Experienced EU affairs expert. Political Adviser on progressively increased areas of policy to over 75 MEPs in the European Parliament.Areas of expertise include:Transport, Environment, Public Health, Food Safety, Regional Development, EU-Gulf Cooperation Council relations and EU-Australia and New Zealand relationsGeneral responsibilities have included:- delivering high quality policy briefings to MEPs in both oral and written form- building relationships with other political parties and policy stakeholders- managing contact with national governments' permanent representations and the European Commission- assuring the smooth delivery of administrative and logistical matters at European Parliament committee level- crafting set-piece speeches and remarks by MEPs- drafting of amendments to legislation and non-legislative parliamentary reports- providing political and legal analysis of legislation to MEPs at committee and plenary level- assisting the press team in communications strategy related to my policy areas- preparation of MEPs for European Parliament committee meetings and plenary sessions- negotiating and advising MEPs during inter-institutional negotiations with the European Commission and Council- providing regular monitoring and political/legal analysis of Brexit negotiations