Month: October 2019

A sober analysis at fisheries

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  It is good to come across sober and informed public policy analysis. It is remarkable to come across it reading a report on fisheries and Brexit. The European Parliament has given the new fisheries committee a useful resource. You can read it here. IPOL_STU(2019)629202_EN The report provides a fact-filled analysis for the new MEPs for … Read more

Do the liberals divide on the environment?

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All European Political Parties are broad churches. Some are broader than others. An important part of a group’s influence is their loyalty to the group line when they vote. In the last Parliament, the Liberal GRoup ALDE, now Renew, on environmental issues were often divided. That division looks like it has returned. Renew is a … Read more

First Comitology Challenges Backed in the New EP

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On 10 October, the European Parliament backed the Environment Committee’s challenges to GMO and pesticides implementing acts. The pesticide challenge is a proxy indicator of Parliamentarian sentimenet on endocrine disruptors. The debate in the environment committee and the motion for a resolution make this clear. The backing for both challenges is substantial. It sets an … Read more

Confirmation hearing of Mr. Timmermans

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    please colleagues we are going to start so I would like please it’s amazing it’s crazy so please I’m going to start please sorry come on let’s be a bit disciplined so we are going to start this hearing welcome to you mr. t moments to the hearings before the and V committee … Read more