what to do if the committee does not back your comitology challenge?

If your challenge to a delegated acts/ or implementing act/ measures does not succeed at the Committee stage, you can always return again at the Plenary. The European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure deal with both delegated acts (Rule 111), and implementing acts and RPS measures (Rule 112). Challenging Delegated acts Even if a challenge fails … Read more

Some further reflections on dealing with substance classifications

I wanted to provide an update to the post of 20 November. It’s important to understand and then mirror the thinking of the decision-makers. Ignoring their world view may be purifying,  but it is going to make winning your case harder. Points 32-44 are new, as are personal observations  6 and 7.  The personal observations … Read more

European Parliament backs Environment Committee’s challenges against GMOs

This is an update of the earlier post (7 November). The European Parliament strongly backed the challenges against GMO authorisations. Looking more closely at the voting the disparity between Party loyalty in voting between groups is striking. The Greens/EFA, S&D, GUE, and IDG stick to the Party’s voting list. The ECR and EPP have significant … Read more