SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Climate targets and food safety standards will be under scrutiny in post-Brexit negotiations, warns Pascal Canfin

Brussels, 27/01/2020 (Agence Europe)

Respecting the UK's desire to leave the EU, the European Parliament will vote on Wednesday to approve the withdrawal agreement, but the next step already needs to be looked at, said European Parliament Environment Committee Chair Pascal Canfin (Renew Europe France) on Monday 27 January in front of a small group of journalists.

This is because "the process that is beginning is the economic Brexit of 31 December 2020", and the committee chairs will be involved in Michel Barnier's contact...