I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron Updated 10 June Yesterday, 9 June, the Plenary backed both challenges from the Environment Committee. See the results below. ________________________________________________________________________ Yesterday, 27 May, the Environment Committee debated two separate challenges on a MRLs and an active substance. Objection to draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 37-2010 to classify the substance imidacloprid as … Read more
The European Commission runs many public consultations. They give you a good chance to make your case in writing. This weekend I did a random survey of some of the public submissions. Many just missed the point. If you don’t want to miss the opportunity to make a strong case, this is my checklist … Read more
A lot of organisations, firms, NGOs, consultants and lawyers will tell you that they have a great influence on the EU policy and legislation. The claims many make give the impression that they are living embodiment of Robert Caldini’s best practices. There is an easy way to know if someone has the positive influence on public … Read more
I’ve never seen a Commissioner visit an EP Committee to defend a piece of secondary legislation. It is usually a Head of Unit who is sent to defend a delegated act, implementing act, or RPS measure. Yesterday, Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, came to a joint meeting of the ECON and Environment Committee to defend the taxonomy … Read more