I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Yesterday, Monday 28 September, the environment committee backed a cross-party (Greens, S&D, Renew, GUE, NI and some of the EPP) challenge to maximum levels of acrylamide in certain foodstuffs for infants and young children. Peter Liese (EPP) supported the Commission’s proposal (he welcomed limit values). The ECR rejected the objection, backing the Commission’s proposal, as … Read more
It was nice to join the book launch of ‘How the EU Institutions Work’ and ‘How to Work with the EU Institutions’ on 22 September. If you missed it, you can watch it below. In these COVID-19 days, Zoom is the easiest way to bring people together. I look forward to the return … Read more
Negotiating a piece of EU legislation is not like haggling in a Turkish bazaar. If that’s your tactic your chance of getting what you want are off to a bad start. Too many think that works in getting a road project with a local mayor who is their second cousin will work when dealing with … Read more
With the UK leaving the EU, other countries are going to have to take the UK’s place of being in the minority. In the Council, across all policy areas, the UK were on the loosing side more than any other country. They were followed by Austria, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands. In the Envirornment field, … Read more