European Parliament’s New Leaders – Who Are They

Parliament’s New Leaders  Last week the men and women who will decide a lot of Europe’s laws were decided. The Chairs of the European Parliament’s Committees, whose job is to keep the European Commission and Council in check, make sure taxpayers’ money is spent properly, and scrutinise and pass laws were decided. Or, at least … Read more

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Where Do They Stand on Energy and Climate Change

A useful summary from my colleagues at FH. European People’s Party (EPP)  Overall, Climate and Energy do not feature strongly in the EPP’s manifesto. A number of fleeting references are made however such as the EPP “will champion an EU energy market and invest in low carbon technologies”. Elsewhere, the group says “they [The EPP] … Read more

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Times They Are A Changing – MEPS want the law to be enforced!

  Reality Attack Something remarkable has happened in Brussels. A remarkable outbreak of reality has descended on politicians in the European Parliament. The European Parliament’s environment committee has realized that not all is well. The great strides that this committee has been responsible for any advancing environmental policy and regulation has not led to the … Read more

Diving into the Unknown – Little Britain Leaving Europe

Little Britain Leaving the EU  Anti-europeans want the UK to leave. A friend who sees themselves as one of their number gives many reasons for his support for exit. Many of these reasons hinge around the UK’s bizzaire way of implementing EU rules. The EU’s regulation of bin collections and waste dumps are good examples. … Read more