I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Aaron If you are serious about public policy making, you’ll read Vaclav Smil. If you want to better understand the solutions for some of the most challenging issues, you’ll read his work. Smil is one of the most influential minds of today. Sadly, most people have never bothered to read his publications. This Czech emigre, is … Read more
On Tuesday 6 October, I had the pleasure to join Erik Aske to speak about ‘Engaging with the Commission’. If you missed the talk, you can watch it again here. The real good stuff is in the books, How to Work with the EU Institutions and How the EU Institutions Work, available from John … Read more
Yesterday, Monday 28 September, the environment committee backed a cross-party (Greens, S&D, Renew, GUE, NI and some of the EPP) challenge to maximum levels of acrylamide in certain foodstuffs for infants and young children. Peter Liese (EPP) supported the Commission’s proposal (he welcomed limit values). The ECR rejected the objection, backing the Commission’s proposal, as … Read more