Some trends in Environment Committee comitology challenges

The Environment Committee has debated 45 challenges to secondary legislation. 10 failed. If the Environment Committee backs the challenge, most of the time the full Parliament backs the challenge, usually with clear majorities. The challenges fall into the following categories: GMOs 19, Pesticides 14,  Food 6, Chemicals 5,  Other 2   Some Observations   Looking at … Read more

Environment Committee rejects 3 challenges

On 27 January, the Environment Committee rejected 3 challenges. The Environment Committee meets again on 24 February. The existing trend against one Party group challenges continues. 1. Objection to Hydroxyanthracene derivatives RPS Rapporteur: Sergio Berlato (ECR) Vote in Committee:  27 January 2021 (tabled 14 January) Adopted: For 17; against: 55; abstention(s): 7 2. Objection to … Read more

The Environment Committee’s scrutiny of secondary legislation under the 9th Legislature

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee is the most active Committee scrutinizing the Commission’s output of secondary legislation. Since the 9th legislature sat for the first time on 10 July 2019, the Environment Committee has seen 70 challenges tabled.   Updated 8 July 2022 A review of the challenges of the Environment Committee  10 July 2019 … Read more