I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
One of my favourite West Wing episodes is “Take Out the Trash Day“. It is about burying developments you’d rather not want anyone knowing about. On 18 December 2014 the European Commission announced that “President Juncker appoints Dr Edmund Stoiber Special Adviser for Better Regulation; First Vice-President Timmermans announces reform of the Impact Assessment Board.” … Read more
I am clearing out some old papers and came across some old reports on the Implementation of EU Environmental Law. Well, to be fair, the reports are so old they refer to Community Environmental law. In light of the new direction in Europe of doing very little, if anything, on the environmental front, and … Read more
The New Environment Committee The Committee will meet for the first time on Monday 7 July. There is likely to be some changes in the membership of the Environment Committee by then. We will update this report when the membership is confirmed. I have worked for a British Labour MEP on the environment in 1997. … Read more