I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
I wanted to put down in one easy chart how the Commission adopts ordinary legislation. This is the chart I came up with. The advantage of the Better Regulation rules is that the process for adopting a legislative proposal is quite straightforward. First, you have to go through the Better Regulation guidelines and toolbox. If … Read more
Sea Change: How markets and property rights could transform the fishing industry. The upcoming departure of the UK from the EU provides many opportunities to improve current policies. I was looking forward to reading this post Brexit solutions paper from the IEA. Personal View I’ve been working in fisheries for more than 25 years … Read more
This morning the European Parliament Environment Committee voted on Julie Girling’s (UK/ECR) challenge against the listing for authorisation of Triton X-100 under REACH. The vote was closer than many expected: For 23, Against 34, 1 abstention. It is the closest any challenge has got to date. I recall a challenge against the phase out of … Read more
Every year European commission publishes a journal report on the and the activities of the European Union. On 15 March they published a 2016 edition. Please find more information here. It is well worth reading. Monthly to Yearly Reports Many years ago, the commission used to publish a monthly version of the general report. It was … Read more