I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron New MEPS There are some well known newly elected MEPs who have chosen to become full members of the Fisheries Committees. Some very experienced politicians have thrown there their lot in here. Miguel Cañete is tipped to be the next Spanish Commissioner. He’s a former MEP and before returning to Brussels he was Agriculture Minister in Spain. Richard Corbett … Read more
The New Environment Committee The Committee will meet for the first time on Monday 7 July. There is likely to be some changes in the membership of the Environment Committee by then. We will update this report when the membership is confirmed. I have worked for a British Labour MEP on the environment in 1997. … Read more
A Fresh New Start – President Junker The Next President of the European Commission will be Jean-Claude Junker. One can only hope he is better than previous Luxembourg President of the Commission, Jacques Santer, whose incompetence was so dire, that the European Parliament threw him out of office. EU leaders choose him as their Candidate on 27 … Read more
European Parliament On Thursday 26 June the Political Groups behind the Chairs and Vice- Chairs of the European Parliament’s 22 Committees were announced. These positions are assigned to the Political Groups relative to their size. As the Christian Democrats are the largest group, they get the first choice on the Committee they want to lead. … Read more