National subsidies for UK farmers after Brexit
Michael Gove, Britain’s Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that UK farmers will receive subsidies from the government of the same amount they’re currently receiving from the EU Common Agricultural Policy (€3.37 billion) for a number of years (probably 5 years) after Brexit, until a new environmental protection subsidies system is implemented. Regarding the payments […]
Rapporteur MEP Adam Gierek (S&D) resigns
The year 2018 will be essential to settle the European laws for energy and environment policies. Regarding the policies on renewable energy, energy efficiency and governance, the EP and the Council have already reached their positions. However, the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) could take a longer time than expected in its development as its rapporteur, Adam Gierek […]
Establishment of common EU standards on the Waste Package
The 17th of December, an agreement was reached between the Council and the European Parliament, with MEP Simona Bonafè (S&D) as a negotiator, ensuring that the Waste Package proposed by the European Commission will be supported by the Member States (MS). The Waste Package, which contains four legislative proposals, belongs to the Circular economy package submitted by the European […]