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GeoPolicy: EGU sciences on debate at the European Parliament

November 13, 2015
GeoPolicy: EGU sciences on debate at the European Parliament
A vote in the European Parliament . Credit: The European Parliament (distributed via Flickr )

The adoption of legislation within the European Union (EU) is a complex process involving many steps. In my first blog post in this GeoPolicy series I highlighted an example of this process. Several draft legislation pieces are currently being assessed within the European Parliament (EP) and Council of Ministers (Council) that have been influenced by EGU-related science. This blog post summarises ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: What science policy & the European Union mean to EGU members

October 16, 2015
GeoPolicy: What science policy & the European Union mean to EGU members
Wikimedia Commons Flag of the European Union. Credit: MPD01605 (distributed via Wikimedia Commons )

Since joining the EGU over a month ago as the Union’s Policy Fellow, Sarah Connors, has been hard at work getting to grips with the political landscape of the European Union and the role Earth scientists and EGU members at large can play in policy making. This is post the first of the new GeoPolicy Column. During her one year term Sarah will regularly contribute content to GeoLog on all things pol ...[Read More]