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In case you missed the confirmation hearing of Commissioner-designate Virginjus Sinkevicius, you can watch it or read the autogenerated transcript. He was confirmed soon after by both the Environment and the Fisheries Committee.     so please take your seats so I will say a few words in French to start with Julie sweetie Oh … Read more

  To be opened in 2024 Every five years a new Commission takes office. Every time it happens, I forget the nuts and bolts of the transition, so I wanted to write a short note to myself for 2024. I started this after preparing a note on how the Commission prepares the Work Programme during … Read more

The new Environment Committee at 76 full members. It is the largest Committee in the new European Parliament. The seat allocation is 18  EPP, 16 S&D, 11 Renew Europe, 8  Greens/EFA, 7 ID, 6 ECR, 5 GUE/NGL, 5 NI. The Chairs and Vice-Chairs are appointed next week.    

Nearing 50 I accept that I don’t have a photographic memory.  So, it’s useful to have the key information, tidy and one place. Marie Kondo inspired me to declutter! I have a  bookmark for tracking and another for reference. Mainly they are open source, but some require subscriptions.  Essential reading is the FT every morning, … Read more