I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A long time ago, I asked someone who had a very successful track record of passing environmental legislation how he did it. He was able to get major legislation through, and have several proposals going through at the same time. His answer came down to “You follow the same process and steps for each proposal. … Read more
No one should be against Better Regulation, although there a quite a few officials who may not like it. On 7 July 2022, the European Parliament adopted a report prepared by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D/Germany) on ‘Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws ‘. It provides some good suggestions. I hope the Commission reads the EP’s … Read more
Interest in EU secondary legislation has never been higher. The Environment Committee has a long track record of scrutinising EU secondary legislation. They have long been the most active. This is important. Most EU legislation – around 97% – is a mix of implementing acts, delegated acts, and still RPS measures. A high threshold … Read more
Today’s vote in the EP against the Taxonomy Delegated act on natural gas and nuclear energy fell. On 14 June, 2022 a Joint Committee of the environment and economic committee backed the challenge. As a delegated act, a challenge needed to get 353 votes in favour to veto the Commission’s delegated act. It is hard … Read more