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Danger of disappearance of 25% of organic land by 2030!
(Source: MEP Marc TARABELLA )
This Tuesday, the European Parliament will vote on the first stage of the European action plan for organic farming. “There are many positive points to take away from this report, such as measures to stimulate demand for organic food while ensuring consumer confidence and preserving the future profitability of the EU […]
War in Ukraine: Europe must rise to the occasion
Press release
Sylvie GUILLAUME, Eric ANDRIEU and Nora MEBAREK, French Socialist MEPs from the S&D group condemn without ambiguity and in the strongest terms the attack launched by Vladimir PUTIN this morning against Ukraine.
“It is a war which has been declared and which poses a risk of the development of a major conflict at the very […]
Toy safety: gap in legislation and dangers for children
“Potentially dangerous chemical components, connected toys without measures against cyber threats, lack of controls: European toy safety legislation has shortcomings that must be quickly remedied. Our vote in the European Parliament this Wednesday goes in this direction,” explains Marc Tarabella, PS MEP, in charge of European Consumer Protection.
The European legislation on toys, voted in […]
MEPs call for stronger EU action against cancer
(Source European Parliament)
Reducing inequalities in all aspects of cancer prevention and care
Putting patients first in a comprehensive and coordinated strategy to beat cancer
Building more resilient health systems in light of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis
Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer adopted its final proposals on how to strengthen the EU’s […]
Toy safety: MEPs want to step up EU rules to protect children
(Source European Parliament)
Further measures should be added to avoid children’s exposure to chemicals
Risks posed by connected toys need to be addressed in EU law
Online marketplaces must act to ensure unsafe toys are removed
MEPs want to strengthen current rules and market surveillance to ensure that all toys sold on the EU […]
Afghanistan: provide humanitarian help to locals, MEPs urge
(Source: European Parliament)
Europe must provide humanitarian aid, and reach unity on handling migration, according to MEPs speaking at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday morning.
Speaking at the extraordinary meeting of the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Development and the Delegation for Relations with Afghanistan, EU High Representative and European Commission Vice-President […]
Data protection: MEPs urge the Commission to amend UK adequacy decisions
(Source: European Parliament)
UK data protection laws are similar to EU laws, but MEPs raise questions on enforcement and exemptionsExemptions for immigration and national security purposes need to be clarifiedOnward transfers of data to other countries and bulk access to data by law enforcement are also a concernNational authorities should suspend data […]
Brexit: €5 billion to help EU countries mitigate social and economic impact
(Source: European Parliament)
€4 billion in pre-financing in 2021 and 2022, €1 billion in 2025 Allocation method to take into account trade, fisheries and population of maritime regions bordering the UK Specific commitment to small scale fisheries and local communities dependent on fishing activities in UK waters
The Brexit Adjustment Reserve should primarily support […]
Getting a patent waiver is not enough, says WTO chief to Trade Committee
(Source: European Parliament)
Parliament’s Committee on Trade debated on Thursday how to increase vaccine production effectively with WTO Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
In reply to trade committee MEPs’ questions over what measures are needed to accelerate equitable access to vaccines, Dr Okonjo-Iweala argued in favour of expanding vaccine production and ending export […]
MEPs call for better protection of migrants from human rights violations
(Source: European Parliament)
Commission should sign readmission agreements with third countries, replacing informal agreementsOverview of EU funds used to finance migration cooperation neededCall for an independent and accessible complaints mechanism
Parliament criticises the European Commission and some EU countries for overusing informal agreements on the return and readmission of irregular migrants.
On Wednesday, […]