I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
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
Public interest in EU secondary legislation is limited. It is hard to be interested in something if the public doesn’t have an opportunity to give their feedback on draft proposals. And, for most secondary legislation, the public is denied the chance to give their direct feedback. And, most EU legislation (around 97%) is secondary legislation … Read more
Since the start of 2022, the RSB has provided 13 opinions on 12 legislative proposals and one set of Guidelines. You only get to see the Opinions of The Regulatory Scrutiny Board when the Commission proposal is adopted and published. Summary 1 st Submission, Positive Opinion: 2 (1,7) 1st Submissions, Positive Opinion with … Read more
The European Commission runs many public consultations. They give you a good chance to make your case in writing. This weekend I did a random survey of some of the public submissions. Many just missed the point. If you don’t want to miss the opportunity to make a strong case, this is my checklist … Read more