Fisheries

One of the more useful roles on any Committee is to be the Group coordinator. It puts you in charge of bringing about an agreed Party line on issues. Along with the national Chairs and Vice-Chairs, these are the point people, who have a great deal of influence on what comes out of the Committee. … Read more

The Fisheries Committee on the 7th July was  strange to watch. The EPP managed to get the Chair position and 2 Vice Chairs.  The Greens and the Social Democrats got the other 2 places. The  Chair blocked any debate on the candidates for the slot that the EFDD should have got. The Greens were shocked … Read more

The CFP Reform was carried by a huge majority. 502 voted for reform and 137 voted against it. It was a crushing defeat for Alain Cadec and Werner Kuhn who had led the charge to block an overhaul of the CFP. The You can see how the MEPs voted  here. The Fisheries Committee passed the … Read more

New MEPS There are some well known newly elected MEPs who have chosen to become full members of the Fisheries Committees. Some very experienced  politicians have thrown there their lot in here.  Miguel Cañete is tipped to be the next Spanish Commissioner. He’s a former MEP and before returning to Brussels he was Agriculture Minister in Spain. Richard Corbett … Read more