Month: July 2019

The new names and faces of the Environment Committee

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The new Environment Committee at 76 full members. It is the largest Committee in the new European Parliament. The seat allocation is 18  EPP, 16 S&D, 11 Renew Europe, 8  Greens/EFA, 7 ID, 6 ECR, 5 GUE/NGL, 5 NI. The Chairs and Vice-Chairs are appointed next week.    

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The new fisheries committee

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The members of the new fisheries committee were published today. There will be 28 MEPs: 7 EPP, 6 S&D, 4 Renew, 3 Greens/EFA, 3 ID, 2 ECR, 1 GUE, and 2 NI. The Chairs and Vice-Chairs will be confirmed next week.          

Do you use the 8 week post-proposal window?

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  The European Parliament has a very useful ‘Legislative Train Schedule’ (link). It tracks some of the key legislative proposals from the Juncker Commission. I wanted to see how much feedback some of these key proposals got. Especially, I wanted to see how many people used the ‘post proposal 8 – week feedback’ window.   … Read more

Can you get a classification re-looked at?

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From time to time, you may disagree with your substance classification. You want the classification to be re-looked at. The EU system is very accommodating. It is designed for these eventualities. After all, given the inherent problem of knowledge, vital information may have been overlooked during the classification. Officials are loath to second guess scientific … Read more