I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
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
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