I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
One of the greatest professional challenges any lobbyist will face is to stop a piece of secondary legislation being adopted. If the European Commission has tabled a piece of secondary legislation you oppose your chances of getting the European Parliament or Council to block it are slim. Your chances are slim. The best thing … Read more
What seems a long time ago, the European Commission tabled two proposals for Endocrine Disruptor Criteria. One for biocides and one for pesticides. From the start, the Commission wanted a joined up approach. They just want the same regulatory approach taken for pesticides, biocides, and indeed for anything else. It has not been easy getting … Read more
Use Data and not hunches In Ray Dallio’s “Principles” he talks about the use of data and computers to enhance good decisions. It is something that I think political campaigners and lobbyists should try. Today, it is not used much in lobbying and political campaigning. People prefer hunches, intuition or what I suspect, too often, … Read more
At around 12:30 this afternoon the European Parliament rejected the Commission’s proposal on Endocrine Criteria for Pesticides. For: 389 Against: 235 Abstain: 70 The final text adopted is here. You can watch the final vote below. How they Voted Summary By Political Group By Member States For 389 + ALDE: … Read more