I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
20 June 2019, New Strategic Agenda 2019-2024, European Council 16 July 2019, A Union that strives for more. My agenda for Europe, European Commission (Europe needs to move towards a zero-pollution ambition. I will put forward a cross-cutting strategy to protect citizens’ health from environmental degradation and pollution, addressing air and water quality, hazardous chemicals, industrial emissions, pesticides … Read more
I’m looking at how the European Green Deal Communication was adopted at the start of the last Commission (11 December 2019). It is an interesting lesson to be ready with your ideas, solutions and evidence before a new mandate starts. It was remarkable how few people had an influence on its thinking, and it is a … Read more
The data experts at EU Matrix kindly crunched the numbers of votes in the REACH Member State Committee. They looked at Authorisation votes. The numbers are useful to look at. The bottom block – Sweden, France, Belgium, and Germany – vote against proposals because they think the proposals is too lenient. Whatever authorisation proposal … Read more
From the day the Commission publishes a legislative proposal, time is not on your side. If you have not stepped in during the proposal’s preparation or have not received the proposal you want, you have a limited window of opportunity to get the law you want. Many people miss that opportunity or don’t know it … Read more