I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
The UK’s leaving the EU at the end of the month has some practical impacts. The UK’s 73 MEPs leave. TMany of their seats will be replaced by MEP’s in waiting in other countries. First, the Environment Committee goes up ENVI up to 81 seats. That means one in ten MEPs now sit on the … Read more
The full Parliament will vote on Environment Committee backed challenge on Wednesday 12 February. This will be a precedent-setting challenge to a proposed REACH Restriction. If the EP blocks the proposed Restriction, both the Commission and ECHA are going face some difficult choices. Update (21/1/20) This morning (21 January 2020) the Environment Committee backed … Read more
If you want to change public policy or decisions the odds are stacked against you. Your chances increase if you start early in the process. The best start at the ideation phase. Most people step in late, usually at 2 minutes to midnight or more often, 2 minutes after midnight. If you are serious about … Read more
If you are serious about influencing European public policy you need to be based in the Brussels EU Quarter. It makes as much sense to set up your US Federal public policy and lobbying HQ in Casper, Wyoming, as it is to set up your European lobbying and policy HQ in Vienna, London or … Read more