I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
The record of the EP backing the Environment Committee’s challenges to some active substances and GMOs continues unbroken. On 10 March, the full Parliament backed the Committee with clear majorities. As they are implementing acts, the Commission will ignore the EP. The constant trends on these file will become interesting when the ordinary legislation come … Read more
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
What if there were a way to identify, in advance, which MEPs support you needed to get your issue adopted. I think there is. There are two ways I know. VoteWatch has a useful tool to identify the key influential MEPs on your issue (see link). 80/20 Principle Another way it to use the 80/20 … Read more
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