The Environment Committee, now the European Parliament’s largest Committee, will have their work cut out for them.
First, much of the Commission’s President Designate’s agenda sits with the Environment Committee. The European Green Deal will bring forward a package of major environmental and climate legislation.
Second, the Commission’s Work Programme is still being developed. It looks like it is being written by a small cadre of the President-designate’s inner circle in close conjunction with some political groups. This looks like it is being done with little regard to the European Commission’s Strategic Agenda. That Road Map appears to have been filed away in the interests of political expediency.
Third, what makes the first Work Programme in December 2019 has not yet been finalised. That said, a legislative proposal for European Climate Law to enshrine the 2050 climate neutrality target into law appears certain. All will be clear when the Mission Letters are published.
Fourth, a quick look at their current work in progress identifies 73 issues, including 7 delegated acts and 23 RPS measures. An important indication of the diligence of the Committee will be their interest scrutinise the flow of secondary legislation from the Commission.
Finally, the first and second edition of the Environment Committee newsletter are published