Environment

The second meeting of the Environment Committee was on 22 July and 23 July. The Finnish Presidency came to present their agenda. You can read or watch the exchange below. Mr Jari Leppä, Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ms Krista Mikkonen, Finnish Minister of Environment and Climate Change Ms Krista Kiuru, Finnish Minister of … Read more

The Environment Committee, now the European Parliament’s largest Committee, will have their work cut out for them. First, much of the Commission’s President Designate’s agenda sits with the Environment Committee.  The European Green Deal will bring forward a package of major environmental and climate legislation. Second, the Commission’s Work Programme is still being developed. It looks … Read more

Agenda Election of the Chair. Minutes of the meeting Minutes here. Transcript of the meeting So, ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, I think we should start. My name is Peter Liza, and have already been asked by colleagues. Am I the oldest member here in the comedy? No, I hope not. But they told me … Read more

After the voters have had their say, the turnover of MEPs is  63%. For the Environment Committee, it’s 67%.  Political heavyweights of the Environment Committee will not be there. Julie Girling, Karl-Heinz Florenz, and Françoise Grossetete did not run again. Ivo Belet, Pavel Poc, and Elisabetta Gardini were not re-elected.  I’ll update this post when the … Read more