Environment

A good way to improve good law making in the EU would be to withdraw the vote from those Member States subject to an infringement action on the law under discussion. For example, take the recently adopted Urban Waste Water Directive. On 5 November 2024, the Council adopted the proposal.   See link. According to … Read more

On 8th April (not 1st April) Austria  registered their intention to deal with the classification of peanut butter  under the biocides regulation. There are clearly some Member States with a lot of time on their hands to classify chemical substances. If the Regulators are looking for more substances,  I’d draw their attention to a helpful … Read more

Back in  2019, newly elected President von der Leyen led the charge for the European Green Deal. Her first Work Programme  promoted the agenda as a headline action. The President appointed a Commissioner with a track record of getting things done, Frans Timmermans, to lead the implementation. But contrary to the revisionists tendencies of some, … Read more

Three Things I’ll be Watching for this Week On Thursday morning, the Environment Committee will launch two comitology challenges on MRLs.  The challenges are tabled by the usual alliance of the: S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, and The Left. These two votes will give an indication of the balance of power in the Committee and whether progressive … Read more