I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
If you missed today’s ECHA annual update to the Environment Committee, you can watch the questions and answers highlights below. Bjorn Hansen, Head of ECHA, made his 2nd Annual Presentation to the Environment Committee. Autogenerated transcript yes thank you very much mr. chairman honorable members and all presents I’ll give a very quick introduction to … Read more
This is an update of the earlier post (7 November). The European Parliament strongly backed the challenges against GMO authorisations. Looking more closely at the voting the disparity between Party loyalty in voting between groups is striking. The Greens/EFA, S&D, GUE, and IDG stick to the Party’s voting list. The ECR and EPP have significant … Read more
Do the Commission exercise their discretion under Article 37(5) CLP The Commission has the inherent flexibility and the flexibility provided by the CLP Regulation how they incorporate RAC opinions into the ATP. Article 37(5) of CLP (link) Article 37(5) of the CLP spells out how the Commission are meant to take forward the … Read more
Reading Peter Ludlow’s European Council Briefing Notes provides a valuable insight into the deliberations of the Heads of State and Government. Today, on the key issues, it is the Heads of State and Government, who decide the direction and the endpoint. On Climate Change, European leaders have firmly taken control. Just a few years ago, … Read more