I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
In the afternoon of 23 July, the Fisheries Committee discussed: 7. Fisheries control 8. Conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (2019-2024) 9. Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of … Read more
On Tuesday 23 July, the Fisheries Committee held a good exchange of views with DG MARE’s Director-General João Aguiar Machado. Note: The transcript is from a computer. It seems to be 98% accurate. You can find an English transcript of the meeting below and as a caption in the video. Transcript of the meeting … Read more
In this piece, I look at the grounds for the successful challenge and look to provide more background. Grounds: legal and Commission stepping into Member States’ competence. Everything below is based on publically available sources. It’s just a time-consuming process. The development of the files shows a lack of political deft touch by the … Read more
It’s time to take a deeper dive into the successful challenges to delegated acts (link). The Commission’s register of delegated acts makes the job a lot easier. The creaking comitology register makes the job a lot harder. The Council launched five successful challenges, and the European Parliament ten. In the same time, 814 delegated acts … Read more