I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Over 20 plus years, I have worked both sides on substance regulation. There are some constant signals that have come up for those substances who walked away relatively unscathed. Checklist This checklist includes: 10 years of solid science to back up your case Up to date and realistic exposure/impact data and evidence A first-class independent … Read more
I am a strong believer in putting forward a robust and credible during the public consultation for the impact assessment. It is born from my experience at law school working on criminal law defence cases. It taught me a lot. For me, not handing over robust, credible, and independent data and evidence is like going … Read more
During the last CFP reform, subsidies for new vessel building and engines were banned. At the time a group of Member States did not like it but they did not have the votes.They wanted to be allowed to give their and EU taxpayers money to build new large vessels and modernise the existing fleet. The … Read more
Reading the transcripts of the confirmation hearings it is clear that the next Commission is going to be different from the next. From the many commitments given by Commissioner-designates, there are going to be a lot more legislative proposals being put forward. One constant is that many of the proposals are going to still go … Read more