I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron As the Commission’s legislative machine gets into overdrive, there will be more and more public consultations to help mould legislative proposals. I’ve made prepared many over my long time in Brussels. It is nice to see your ideas and suggestions being reflected in the final Commission proposal. That’s is a nice feeling when you know … Read more
Winning in Brussels is not easy. It is not easy because the skill set you need to bring to the table to bring about change is not easy to assemble. Over the years, I have seen many campaigns fail. You don’t tend to see that campaigns that fail for a simple reason. No-body really noticed … Read more
Updated 29 April Yesterday, 15 April, the Environment Committee debated two separate challenges to the same MRL measure: Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for aclonifen, acrinathrin, Bacillus pumilus QST 2808, chlorantraniliprole, ethirimol, lufenuron, … Read more
What do you do when the people making the decisions agree with you but for different reasons? One of the tricky points that comes up in lobbying and campaigning is that decision makers want the same outcome as you, but for very different reasons. I’ve never had a problem with this. If someone backs the … Read more