The Environment Committee met 10 times in 2024.
The Committee was busy finishing off a late flood of ordinary legislative proposals. The number of challenges was down.
You can look at the challenges in 2023 and from 2019-2022 here.
Some Observations
The issues the Committee focus on have not changed since the last Parliament.
The chance of success increases the greater the cross-Party nature of the sponsors of the challenge.
If the file fails in the Committee, there is no chance of success if a group re-tables it in plenary.
The closer the vote in the Committee indicates that it will not get adopted in the plenary.
The strength of the Commission official’s oral defence of the proposal seems to do little to persuade the MEPs in their voting in the Committee.
Review for 2024
- Consideration of draft motion for a resolution on Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’
Procedure File: 2024/2691
Delegated act
Rapporteurs: Jutta Paulus (Greens/EFA), Christel Schaldemose (S&D), Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP), Frédérique Ries (Renew), Anja Hazekamp (The Left)
Vote in Committee: 18 April 2024
Vote: In Favor 35, Against 14, Abstentions 4
Vote in Plenary: 24 April 2024
Vote: In Favor 388, Against 188, Abstentions 47
2. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to draft Commission Implementing Decision laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles, repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) (D095662)
Procedure File: 2024/2695
Implementing act
Rapporteur: Jutta Paulus (Greens/EFA)
Vote in Committee: 18 April 2024
Vote: In Favor 26, Against 24, Abstentions 3
Vote in Plenary: 24 April 2024
Vote: In Favor 243, Against 339, Abstentions 47
3. Commission Delegated Directive amending Annex IX to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards adding feedstock for the production of biofuels and biogas
Procedure File: 2024/2694
Delegated act
Rapporteurs: Martin Häusling (Greens/EFA), Tiemo Wölken (S&D), Michal Wiezik (Renew), Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP)
Vote in Committee: 9 April 2024
Vote: In Favor 27, Against 31, Abstentions 0
4. Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annexes II and III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific hygiene requirements for certain meat, fishery products, dairy products and eggs
Procedure File: 2023/3040
Delegated act
Rapporteurs: Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (EPP), Marek Paweł Balt (S&D) and Anna Zalewska (ECR)
Vote in Committee: 14 February 2024
Vote: In Favor 35, Against 37, Abstentions 6
Vote in Plenary: 11 April 2024 (retabled by Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (EPP)
Vote: In Favor 179, Against 403, Abstentions 28
5. Proposal for a Council regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for thiacloprid in or on certain products
Procedure File: 2023/3005
Delegated act: Implementing act
Rapporteurs: y Maria Arena (S&D) Michal Wiezik (Renew) Jutta Paulus (Verts/ALE) and Anja Hazekamp (The Left)
Vote in Committee: 11 January 2024
Vote: In Favor 48, Against 18, Abstentions 14
Vote in Plenary: 17 January 2024
Vote: In Favor 386, Against 186, Abstentions 52