Most active EU government on chemicals is …
Useful chart from the Swedish Chemical Agency on which countries are most active using REACH.
Fly on the wall at Brexit talks
There are 3 sources I look to for real news on Brexit: Jennifer Rankin@ Guardian, Peter Ludlow @ Eurocomment, and the FT. Mr Ludlow has produced another pre-summit Briefing gem. Some interesting observations for me are: The UK-EU trade agreement will be ready the mid 2020s at the earliest. By which time, many of those … Read more
Forces of open law making strike again in the EU
Open Law Making Wins Again Yesterday evening, 1st Vice-President Frans Timmermans, struck another blow for open law making. Until today, the process for adopting delegated acts was a secretive affair. Today, you can track the development, adoption and scrutiny of delegated acts. You can find out how to here. This is important because … Read more
Is “Sound Science” an indicator of how politicians vote?
Is “Sound Science” an indicator of how politicians vote? I was chatting with some people who are convinced that if politicians just understood the science they would back them. I get why some people may think “if only they understood our scientific case they would back us”. I understand it but don’t agree with it. More … Read more