Europe’s Fisheries Stuck Behind the Iron Curtain

It takes a revolutionay to see the light, reject state socialism, and see that the ownership of property is key for a free and  prosperous society. It takes a particularly brave soul to introduce the idea in fisheries. Individuals Owning Property Is Bad? The idea seems preposterous. But, former Commissioner Maria Damanaki, did just that. … Read more

The Brussels game is changing – are you?

The rules of the game in Brussels have changed.  President Juncker’s Commission has a very new political agenda, and one which it intends to apply with new rules on how the Commission works. NGOs and others seemed to be caught off guard when these rules got changed. Some seem to refusing to accept that the rules … Read more

A Not So Public Consultation

Today, DG SANTE published some of the responses to their public consultation on EDC. You can see their news here. The strange thing is the submissions are anonymous. To save you time, I have uploaded the large file. edc consultation Other public consultations I have followed (see here on CFP) have seen the Commission putting the … Read more

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How the Commission adopts proposals.

President Juncker’s Commission has new working rules that help concentrate power in the hands of the President. [spiderpowa-pdf src=”https://www.aaronmcloughlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/COM-SG-instructions-COM-working-methods-2014-20193.pdf”]COM SG instructions COM working methods 2014-2019 I have sought to summarise these new procedures in a process chart. [spiderpowa-pdf src=”https://www.aaronmcloughlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Idea22.pdf”]Idea(2) When examples come to light, I will develop a case study. Feedback and examples appreciated.