The third extract is a whole chapter entitled “The Better regulation package, so badly named, …”.... more The third extract is a whole chapter entitled “The Better regulation package, so badly named, …”. My text focuses on impact assessments which are very often biased, suspected of being manipulated and creating mistrust between industries and the Commission. I explain how to take action, protect yourself from manipulation and use impact assessments to your advantage. If you would like to find out more, don’t hesitate to contact me on LinkedIn or by-e-mail: daniel.gueguen@eppa.com
The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secon... more The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary legislation.
This edition focuses on the Research Paper by Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen published by the College of Europe: "Science-based and evidence-based policy-making in the European Union: coexisting or conflicting concepts?".
Main news of this issue : - Key take-aways from the Research Paper - Recommendations to improve the evidence-based decision-making processes
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary... more The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary legislation.
Main news of this issue :
- Push the ‘pause’ button for taxonomy, Use the revocation right - The Conference on the Future of Europe. Should we complain or welcome it? - Delegated acts vs Implementing acts: the ESPR proposal becomes a major battlefield for secondary legislation post-Lisbon - Impact assessments: the status quo is not an option
La solidarité européenne envers l'Ukraine s'accompagne de regrets et de promesses. L'UE, à écoute... more La solidarité européenne envers l'Ukraine s'accompagne de regrets et de promesses. L'UE, à écouter les 27, dénonce les erreurs du passé, son manque de volontarisme et s'engage à construire une nouvelle souveraineté. Est-ce crédible ? Et si oui, jusqu'à quel point ?
The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secon... more The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary legislation. Main news of this issue : - What kind of European Union after the Russia-Ukraine war? - CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission proposes green finance rules for gas and nuclear - COURT OF JUSTICE: EU’s top court overturns annulment of emission limit standards - Confusion reigns over REACH classification of resorcinol.
The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secon... more The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary legislation. - Lobbying and public affairs: an evolving profession. New procedures and new actors require new skills - CLIMATE CHANGE: First delegated act on taxonomy approaches finishing line - Staying in the loop: delegated acts and Perm Reps - COMITOLOGY PROCEDURES: Electronic voting more than doubles since start of pandemic - When Sherlock Holmes tracks comitology votes…
Precaution-innovation, the risk-hazard relationship, science-based and evidence-based policy-maki... more Precaution-innovation, the risk-hazard relationship, science-based and evidence-based policy-making are all complex issues that lie at the heart of major European themes: agriculture, food, health, environment, energy, etc. The first objective of this Research Paper is to explain clearly these different concepts, their interaction and how they apply in concreto. The authors analyse in depth the strengths and weaknesses of the current EU setup. After highlighting the progress made with the Better Regulation package, they observe that the processes put in place in the drafting phase of legislative or regulatory proposals often suffer from a lack of harmonisation and from interpretations that can thwart the required objectivity. To remedy this, the authors make concrete proposals, including implementation of good practices, creation of an administrative code, and publication of impact assessments prior to publication of the corresponding legislative proposal. In conclusion, they insist that in order to strengthen the role of science in European governance, the creation of a pro-science climate at all levels of the institutions, business circles and civil society is urgently needed.
Just like the Court of Justice 'states the law', the EU agencies 'state the science'.
Three embl... more Just like the Court of Justice 'states the law', the EU agencies 'state the science'. Three emblematic cases illustrate that one is not less important than the other. Over the years, the European Union has created a patchwork of agencies, some of which have an operational role, such as Frontex, and others a quasi-regulatory role. In the latter category, EFSA, ECHA and EMA who deal with pharmaceuticals, phyto-pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food and feed.
Comitology Newsletter #69, March 2021 - Taxonomy edition
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page su... more Comitology Newsletter #69, March 2021 - Taxonomy edition The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation. This edition focuses on taxonomy.
Main news this month: - Taxonomy: what’s it all about? - The Commission and Taxonomy: a respectful call to order - Report of the Sustainable Finance Platform: an anaesthetised advisory committee - Taxonomy delegated act: what chance of a veto?
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU se... more The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation.
Main news this month:
- Taxonomy jargon, George Orwell and Newspeak
- Commission under pressure on taxonomy delegated act
- Implementing act on vaccine exports creates political storm
- Leading NGO calls for more transparency in secondary legislation
L’opposition de 10 Etats membres et les critiques de la consultation publique conduiront à une ré... more L’opposition de 10 Etats membres et les critiques de la consultation publique conduiront à une révision du projet d’acte délégué. Mais il reviendra à la Commission d’y apporter une dimension pédagogique si elle veut convaincre l’économie réelle du bien-fondé de la taxonomie.
Due to opposition from 10 Member States and critical comments made in the public consultation, th... more Due to opposition from 10 Member States and critical comments made in the public consultation, the draft delegated act will be revised. But the Commission will have to add an educational dimension if it wants to convince the real economy of Taxonomy’s validity.
A l'instant où l'Union européenne gaspille son énergie avec la taxonomie-une sorte d'étatisme bur... more A l'instant où l'Union européenne gaspille son énergie avec la taxonomie-une sorte d'étatisme bureaucratique pour définir les activités économiquement « durables »-la Chine annonce l'ouverture d'un immense marché unique avec ses quatorze grands voisins ! Le raccourci est saisissant, … Mais outre sa logique totalitaire, la taxonomie véhicule tous les défauts d'une gouvernance ratée : opacité, imprécision, subjectivité, dans une logique punitive probable quoique non assumée. Bref, une mécanique orwellienne, … Le mot « taxonomie » dégage un parfum d'autorité et laisse imaginer une sorte « d'étatisme économique ». Le règlement 2020/852 du 18 juin 2020 adopté en co-décision qui établit « un cadre pour favoriser les investissements durables (c'est-à-dire contribuant à l'amélioration de l'environnement) trouve son origine dans la Convention des Nations-Unies sur le développement durable (2015), l'accord de Paris (2016) et le Plan d'action de la Commission pour « financer la croissance durable » de 2018. Le règlement « Taxonomie » s'inscrit dans la stratégie du Green Deal, mais en réalité, il lui est antérieur. Le règlement 2020/852 peut se résumer en quelques mots : abandonnant toute ambition législative, il confie à la Commission le soin d'adopter 7 actes délégués pour déterminer si une activité est durable et si elle est de nature à causer un préjudice environnemental. Ainsi la Commission devient la puissance qui règlemente pour des sujets d'importance essentielle. Tel est aussi le cas du projet de loi climat qui attribue à la Commission le pouvoir de fixer la trajectoire de réduction de l'empreinte carbone via des actes délégués. Des actes délégués, pourquoi pas, mais pas sans contre-pouvoirs. L'article 290 du Traité stipule : « un acte législatif peut déléguer à la Commission le pouvoir d'adopter des actes non législatifs de portée générale qui complètent ou modifient certains éléments non essentiels de l'acte législatif ». De toute évidence les mesures soumises à actes délégués dans le règlement 2020/852 sont des mesures essentielles, mais les co-législateurs dans leurs négociations en trilogues en ont jugé autrement. Or, la tutelle des Etats-membres sur les actes délégués est très faible. Les Comités de comitologie en vigueur dans le passé pour ce type de mesures « quasi-législatives » n'existent plus et ont été remplacés par de simples Groupes d'experts avec la même composition (un représentant par Etat
At a time when the European Union is wasting its energy on taxonomy-a kind of bureaucratic statis... more At a time when the European Union is wasting its energy on taxonomy-a kind of bureaucratic statism defining "sustainable" economic activities-China is announcing the launch of an immense market with its 14 neighbours! The shortcut is striking…but leaving aside its totalitarian logic, taxonomy bears all the hallmarks of failed governance: opacity, imprecision, subjectivity, with a punitive approach albeit not assumed. In short, an Orwellian mechanism.
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU se... more The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation.
Main news this month: - Taxonomy: the Commission refuses to provide its draft delegated act to Member States - Parliament and Council set for collision on Covid recovery fund? - Controversial food additive opposed by MEPs - Green Deal, ENVI Committee adopts amendments to draft Climate Law - Comitology procedures, Veto on maximum residue limits: a creative use of procedures
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU se... more The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation. This edition focuses on expert groups.
At the end of 2019, I announced the creation of a "Conventional Wisdom Club" and the publication ... more At the end of 2019, I announced the creation of a "Conventional Wisdom Club" and the publication of a series of articles on lobbying and lobbyists. The 1st article is published under the tittle "Good lobbyists, bad lobbyists, who's who?". As an extension of this first article, "For an obligatory regulation of lobbying" is a longer text, more elaborate and divided in 2 parts. The article closing the series of the "Conventional Wisdom Club" is "If it has to be redone, I would start with the culture…".
The third extract is a whole chapter entitled “The Better regulation package, so badly named, …”.... more The third extract is a whole chapter entitled “The Better regulation package, so badly named, …”. My text focuses on impact assessments which are very often biased, suspected of being manipulated and creating mistrust between industries and the Commission. I explain how to take action, protect yourself from manipulation and use impact assessments to your advantage. If you would like to find out more, don’t hesitate to contact me on LinkedIn or by-e-mail: daniel.gueguen@eppa.com
The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secon... more The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary legislation.
This edition focuses on the Research Paper by Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen published by the College of Europe: "Science-based and evidence-based policy-making in the European Union: coexisting or conflicting concepts?".
Main news of this issue : - Key take-aways from the Research Paper - Recommendations to improve the evidence-based decision-making processes
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary... more The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary legislation.
Main news of this issue :
- Push the ‘pause’ button for taxonomy, Use the revocation right - The Conference on the Future of Europe. Should we complain or welcome it? - Delegated acts vs Implementing acts: the ESPR proposal becomes a major battlefield for secondary legislation post-Lisbon - Impact assessments: the status quo is not an option
La solidarité européenne envers l'Ukraine s'accompagne de regrets et de promesses. L'UE, à écoute... more La solidarité européenne envers l'Ukraine s'accompagne de regrets et de promesses. L'UE, à écouter les 27, dénonce les erreurs du passé, son manque de volontarisme et s'engage à construire une nouvelle souveraineté. Est-ce crédible ? Et si oui, jusqu'à quel point ?
The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secon... more The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary legislation. Main news of this issue : - What kind of European Union after the Russia-Ukraine war? - CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission proposes green finance rules for gas and nuclear - COURT OF JUSTICE: EU’s top court overturns annulment of emission limit standards - Confusion reigns over REACH classification of resorcinol.
The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secon... more The EPPA Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the most important developments in EU secondary legislation. - Lobbying and public affairs: an evolving profession. New procedures and new actors require new skills - CLIMATE CHANGE: First delegated act on taxonomy approaches finishing line - Staying in the loop: delegated acts and Perm Reps - COMITOLOGY PROCEDURES: Electronic voting more than doubles since start of pandemic - When Sherlock Holmes tracks comitology votes…
Precaution-innovation, the risk-hazard relationship, science-based and evidence-based policy-maki... more Precaution-innovation, the risk-hazard relationship, science-based and evidence-based policy-making are all complex issues that lie at the heart of major European themes: agriculture, food, health, environment, energy, etc. The first objective of this Research Paper is to explain clearly these different concepts, their interaction and how they apply in concreto. The authors analyse in depth the strengths and weaknesses of the current EU setup. After highlighting the progress made with the Better Regulation package, they observe that the processes put in place in the drafting phase of legislative or regulatory proposals often suffer from a lack of harmonisation and from interpretations that can thwart the required objectivity. To remedy this, the authors make concrete proposals, including implementation of good practices, creation of an administrative code, and publication of impact assessments prior to publication of the corresponding legislative proposal. In conclusion, they insist that in order to strengthen the role of science in European governance, the creation of a pro-science climate at all levels of the institutions, business circles and civil society is urgently needed.
Just like the Court of Justice 'states the law', the EU agencies 'state the science'.
Three embl... more Just like the Court of Justice 'states the law', the EU agencies 'state the science'. Three emblematic cases illustrate that one is not less important than the other. Over the years, the European Union has created a patchwork of agencies, some of which have an operational role, such as Frontex, and others a quasi-regulatory role. In the latter category, EFSA, ECHA and EMA who deal with pharmaceuticals, phyto-pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food and feed.
Comitology Newsletter #69, March 2021 - Taxonomy edition
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page su... more Comitology Newsletter #69, March 2021 - Taxonomy edition The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation. This edition focuses on taxonomy.
Main news this month: - Taxonomy: what’s it all about? - The Commission and Taxonomy: a respectful call to order - Report of the Sustainable Finance Platform: an anaesthetised advisory committee - Taxonomy delegated act: what chance of a veto?
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU se... more The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation.
Main news this month:
- Taxonomy jargon, George Orwell and Newspeak
- Commission under pressure on taxonomy delegated act
- Implementing act on vaccine exports creates political storm
- Leading NGO calls for more transparency in secondary legislation
L’opposition de 10 Etats membres et les critiques de la consultation publique conduiront à une ré... more L’opposition de 10 Etats membres et les critiques de la consultation publique conduiront à une révision du projet d’acte délégué. Mais il reviendra à la Commission d’y apporter une dimension pédagogique si elle veut convaincre l’économie réelle du bien-fondé de la taxonomie.
Due to opposition from 10 Member States and critical comments made in the public consultation, th... more Due to opposition from 10 Member States and critical comments made in the public consultation, the draft delegated act will be revised. But the Commission will have to add an educational dimension if it wants to convince the real economy of Taxonomy’s validity.
A l'instant où l'Union européenne gaspille son énergie avec la taxonomie-une sorte d'étatisme bur... more A l'instant où l'Union européenne gaspille son énergie avec la taxonomie-une sorte d'étatisme bureaucratique pour définir les activités économiquement « durables »-la Chine annonce l'ouverture d'un immense marché unique avec ses quatorze grands voisins ! Le raccourci est saisissant, … Mais outre sa logique totalitaire, la taxonomie véhicule tous les défauts d'une gouvernance ratée : opacité, imprécision, subjectivité, dans une logique punitive probable quoique non assumée. Bref, une mécanique orwellienne, … Le mot « taxonomie » dégage un parfum d'autorité et laisse imaginer une sorte « d'étatisme économique ». Le règlement 2020/852 du 18 juin 2020 adopté en co-décision qui établit « un cadre pour favoriser les investissements durables (c'est-à-dire contribuant à l'amélioration de l'environnement) trouve son origine dans la Convention des Nations-Unies sur le développement durable (2015), l'accord de Paris (2016) et le Plan d'action de la Commission pour « financer la croissance durable » de 2018. Le règlement « Taxonomie » s'inscrit dans la stratégie du Green Deal, mais en réalité, il lui est antérieur. Le règlement 2020/852 peut se résumer en quelques mots : abandonnant toute ambition législative, il confie à la Commission le soin d'adopter 7 actes délégués pour déterminer si une activité est durable et si elle est de nature à causer un préjudice environnemental. Ainsi la Commission devient la puissance qui règlemente pour des sujets d'importance essentielle. Tel est aussi le cas du projet de loi climat qui attribue à la Commission le pouvoir de fixer la trajectoire de réduction de l'empreinte carbone via des actes délégués. Des actes délégués, pourquoi pas, mais pas sans contre-pouvoirs. L'article 290 du Traité stipule : « un acte législatif peut déléguer à la Commission le pouvoir d'adopter des actes non législatifs de portée générale qui complètent ou modifient certains éléments non essentiels de l'acte législatif ». De toute évidence les mesures soumises à actes délégués dans le règlement 2020/852 sont des mesures essentielles, mais les co-législateurs dans leurs négociations en trilogues en ont jugé autrement. Or, la tutelle des Etats-membres sur les actes délégués est très faible. Les Comités de comitologie en vigueur dans le passé pour ce type de mesures « quasi-législatives » n'existent plus et ont été remplacés par de simples Groupes d'experts avec la même composition (un représentant par Etat
At a time when the European Union is wasting its energy on taxonomy-a kind of bureaucratic statis... more At a time when the European Union is wasting its energy on taxonomy-a kind of bureaucratic statism defining "sustainable" economic activities-China is announcing the launch of an immense market with its 14 neighbours! The shortcut is striking…but leaving aside its totalitarian logic, taxonomy bears all the hallmarks of failed governance: opacity, imprecision, subjectivity, with a punitive approach albeit not assumed. In short, an Orwellian mechanism.
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU se... more The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation.
Main news this month: - Taxonomy: the Commission refuses to provide its draft delegated act to Member States - Parliament and Council set for collision on Covid recovery fund? - Controversial food additive opposed by MEPs - Green Deal, ENVI Committee adopts amendments to draft Climate Law - Comitology procedures, Veto on maximum residue limits: a creative use of procedures
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU se... more The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation. This edition focuses on expert groups.
At the end of 2019, I announced the creation of a "Conventional Wisdom Club" and the publication ... more At the end of 2019, I announced the creation of a "Conventional Wisdom Club" and the publication of a series of articles on lobbying and lobbyists. The 1st article is published under the tittle "Good lobbyists, bad lobbyists, who's who?". As an extension of this first article, "For an obligatory regulation of lobbying" is a longer text, more elaborate and divided in 2 parts. The article closing the series of the "Conventional Wisdom Club" is "If it has to be redone, I would start with the culture…".
Attached is the second extract of my book on “The dictatorship of consultations”. If you have an... more Attached is the second extract of my book on “The dictatorship of consultations”. If you have any success story, comments, or just want to exchange, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
In the context of the European elections, I will publish on LinkedIn 3 extracts from my latest bo... more In the context of the European elections, I will publish on LinkedIn 3 extracts from my latest book "European lobbyists - NGOs Vs Industries".
The first 3-page extract today: "Reinventing European Lobbying".
The second 5-page extract on 12 of February: "The Dictatorship of consultations.
Third 16-pages extract on the 19 of March: "The Better Regulation package so badly named...".
2 extraits de « Lobbyiste » de Daniel Guéguen - En librairie le 15 octobre
1er extrait : Le Tra... more 2 extraits de « Lobbyiste » de Daniel Guéguen - En librairie le 15 octobre
1er extrait : Le Traité de Lisbonne, des idées fausses et de fausses bonnes idées (pages 99 à 103)
2ème extrait : La dictature des consultations (pages 178 à 180).
Ces mêmes extraits seront diffusés prochainement EN ANGLAIS.
Bien que plus transparente aujourd’hui, la franc-maçonnerie demeure historiquement comme une soci... more Bien que plus transparente aujourd’hui, la franc-maçonnerie demeure historiquement comme une société secrète. Rien d’étonnant, donc, que ses membres ne soient pas connus. Et c’est encore plus vrai dans le domaine de l’art où l’interaction entre la maçonnerie – une école symboliste par excellence – et les peintres symbolistes belges n’a été que très récemment explorée. Seuls quelques « initiés » savent que la plupart des grands artistes belges de la période fin-de-siècle ont été des francs-maçons souvent éminents. En peinture : Félicien Rops, Jean Delville, Albert Ciamberlani, Émile Fabry, Charles Doudelet, etc. En sculpture : Constantin Meunier, Victor Rousseau, Jef Lambeaux, Julien Dillens, et également Philippe Wolfers, le joailler. Les architectes Paul Hankar et Victor Horta. Et de nombreux autres.
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This edition focuses on the Research Paper by Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen published by the College of Europe: "Science-based and evidence-based policy-making in the European Union: coexisting or conflicting concepts?".
Main news of this issue :
- Key take-aways from the Research Paper
- Recommendations to improve the evidence-based decision-making processes
Main news of this issue :
- Push the ‘pause’ button for taxonomy, Use the revocation right
- The Conference on the Future of Europe. Should we complain or welcome it?
- Delegated acts vs Implementing acts: the ESPR proposal becomes a major battlefield for secondary legislation post-Lisbon
- Impact assessments: the status quo is not an option
Main news of this issue :
- What kind of European Union after the Russia-Ukraine war?
- CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission proposes green finance rules for gas and nuclear
- COURT OF JUSTICE: EU’s top court overturns annulment of emission limit standards
- Confusion reigns over REACH classification of resorcinol.
- Lobbying and public affairs: an evolving profession. New procedures and new actors require new skills
- CLIMATE CHANGE: First delegated act on taxonomy approaches finishing line
- Staying in the loop: delegated acts and Perm Reps
- COMITOLOGY PROCEDURES: Electronic voting more than doubles since start of pandemic
- When Sherlock Holmes tracks comitology votes…
After highlighting the progress made with the Better Regulation package, they observe that the processes put in place in the drafting phase of legislative or regulatory proposals often suffer from a lack of harmonisation and from interpretations that can thwart the required objectivity. To remedy this, the authors make concrete proposals, including implementation of good practices, creation of an administrative code, and publication of impact assessments prior to publication of the corresponding legislative proposal. In conclusion, they insist that in order to strengthen the role of science in European governance, the creation of a pro-science climate at all levels of the institutions, business circles and civil society is urgently needed.
Three emblematic cases illustrate that one is not less important than the other.
Over the years, the European Union has created a patchwork of agencies, some of which have an operational role, such as Frontex, and others a quasi-regulatory role. In the latter category, EFSA, ECHA and EMA who deal with pharmaceuticals, phyto-pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food and feed.
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation. This edition focuses on taxonomy.
Main news this month:
- Taxonomy: what’s it all about?
- The Commission and Taxonomy: a respectful call to order
- Report of the Sustainable Finance Platform: an anaesthetised advisory committee
- Taxonomy delegated act: what chance of a veto?
Main news this month:
- Taxonomy jargon, George Orwell and Newspeak
- Commission under pressure on taxonomy delegated act
- Implementing act on vaccine exports creates political storm
- Leading NGO calls for more transparency in secondary legislation
Main news this month:
- Taxonomy: the Commission refuses to provide its draft delegated act to Member States
- Parliament and Council set for collision on Covid recovery fund?
- Controversial food additive opposed by MEPs
- Green Deal, ENVI Committee adopts amendments to draft Climate Law
- Comitology procedures, Veto on maximum residue limits: a creative use of procedures
The 1st article is published under the tittle "Good lobbyists, bad lobbyists, who's who?". As an extension of this first article, "For an obligatory regulation of lobbying" is a longer text, more elaborate and divided in 2 parts. The article closing the series of the "Conventional Wisdom Club" is "If it has to be redone, I would start with the culture…".
This edition focuses on the Research Paper by Daniel Guéguen and Vicky Marissen published by the College of Europe: "Science-based and evidence-based policy-making in the European Union: coexisting or conflicting concepts?".
Main news of this issue :
- Key take-aways from the Research Paper
- Recommendations to improve the evidence-based decision-making processes
Main news of this issue :
- Push the ‘pause’ button for taxonomy, Use the revocation right
- The Conference on the Future of Europe. Should we complain or welcome it?
- Delegated acts vs Implementing acts: the ESPR proposal becomes a major battlefield for secondary legislation post-Lisbon
- Impact assessments: the status quo is not an option
Main news of this issue :
- What kind of European Union after the Russia-Ukraine war?
- CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission proposes green finance rules for gas and nuclear
- COURT OF JUSTICE: EU’s top court overturns annulment of emission limit standards
- Confusion reigns over REACH classification of resorcinol.
- Lobbying and public affairs: an evolving profession. New procedures and new actors require new skills
- CLIMATE CHANGE: First delegated act on taxonomy approaches finishing line
- Staying in the loop: delegated acts and Perm Reps
- COMITOLOGY PROCEDURES: Electronic voting more than doubles since start of pandemic
- When Sherlock Holmes tracks comitology votes…
After highlighting the progress made with the Better Regulation package, they observe that the processes put in place in the drafting phase of legislative or regulatory proposals often suffer from a lack of harmonisation and from interpretations that can thwart the required objectivity. To remedy this, the authors make concrete proposals, including implementation of good practices, creation of an administrative code, and publication of impact assessments prior to publication of the corresponding legislative proposal. In conclusion, they insist that in order to strengthen the role of science in European governance, the creation of a pro-science climate at all levels of the institutions, business circles and civil society is urgently needed.
Three emblematic cases illustrate that one is not less important than the other.
Over the years, the European Union has created a patchwork of agencies, some of which have an operational role, such as Frontex, and others a quasi-regulatory role. In the latter category, EFSA, ECHA and EMA who deal with pharmaceuticals, phyto-pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food and feed.
The Comitology Newsletter is a 4-page summary of the month’s most important developments in EU secondary legislation. This edition focuses on taxonomy.
Main news this month:
- Taxonomy: what’s it all about?
- The Commission and Taxonomy: a respectful call to order
- Report of the Sustainable Finance Platform: an anaesthetised advisory committee
- Taxonomy delegated act: what chance of a veto?
Main news this month:
- Taxonomy jargon, George Orwell and Newspeak
- Commission under pressure on taxonomy delegated act
- Implementing act on vaccine exports creates political storm
- Leading NGO calls for more transparency in secondary legislation
Main news this month:
- Taxonomy: the Commission refuses to provide its draft delegated act to Member States
- Parliament and Council set for collision on Covid recovery fund?
- Controversial food additive opposed by MEPs
- Green Deal, ENVI Committee adopts amendments to draft Climate Law
- Comitology procedures, Veto on maximum residue limits: a creative use of procedures
The 1st article is published under the tittle "Good lobbyists, bad lobbyists, who's who?". As an extension of this first article, "For an obligatory regulation of lobbying" is a longer text, more elaborate and divided in 2 parts. The article closing the series of the "Conventional Wisdom Club" is "If it has to be redone, I would start with the culture…".
The first 3-page extract today: "Reinventing European Lobbying".
The second 5-page extract on 12 of February: "The Dictatorship of consultations.
Third 16-pages extract on the 19 of March: "The Better Regulation package so badly named...".
All comments are welcome!
1er extrait : Le Traité de Lisbonne, des idées fausses et de fausses bonnes idées (pages 99 à 103)
2ème extrait : La dictature des consultations (pages 178 à 180).
Ces mêmes extraits seront diffusés prochainement EN ANGLAIS.
Seuls quelques « initiés » savent que la plupart des grands artistes belges de la période fin-de-siècle ont été des francs-maçons souvent éminents. En peinture : Félicien Rops, Jean Delville, Albert Ciamberlani, Émile Fabry, Charles Doudelet, etc. En sculpture : Constantin Meunier, Victor Rousseau, Jef Lambeaux, Julien Dillens, et également Philippe Wolfers, le joailler. Les architectes Paul Hankar et Victor Horta. Et de nombreux autres.