I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron The implementation of European law is a very mixed affair. It now seems that even the European Parliament are waking up to this. They are going to seriously examine the problem. They are going to produce reports on the area. The important thing to note here at the MEPs won’t be limited by political groups … Read more
It is the annual fisheries trade show in Brussels this week. Taxi drivers are trebling their prices, and hotels only doubling their rates. Autumn weather has returned for a visit at the end of April. Is the economic outlook for fishermen so uncertain? There is an easy way to find out how the catching sector … Read more
The “Inter institutional Agreement Between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making” was adopted on 13 April 2016. It is now in force and new Commission proposals should be following it. Below is the signing event in Strasbourg. The Agreement will have an important impact … Read more
Sowing the seeds for political life beyond Juncker President Juncker is coming up to two years in office. He was elected to office on 15 July 2014 and his new Commission was appointed on 1 November 2014 for a five-year term. After a slow start, a full legislative package on President Juncker’s priority areas is … Read more