Keyword: European Commission (EC)
News
27.04.2015
- Hot on the heels of its proposal to permit member states to reject the import of genetically modified crops for food and feed, the European Commission has authorized 10 new GMOs...
Strategy & Management
23.04.2015
- Chemicals are vital to our well-being. They help us grow more abundant crops and preserve our food. In the form of plastics, rubber and foam, they help make our homes, factories...
News
23.04.2015
- The European Commission has finalized new rules allowing member states the freedom to restrict or prohibit the import of genetically modified crops for food or feed, even if they...
News
26.03.2015
- Santen Pharmaceutical has received marketing approval from the European Commission for its ophthalmic treatment Ikervis. The drug is the first in Europe to treat severe keratitis...
Markets & Companies
24.03.2015
- The sharp drop in oil prices in the second half of last year is causing some dilemmas not only for individual chemical producers in Europe, particularly those making petrochemicals...
News
30.01.2015
- The European Commission has approved a plan by Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline to swap assets worth more than $20 billion. The proposed deal dates back to April 2014, when Switzerland...
News
26.01.2015
- A new report on bisphenol A compiled by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for the European Commission concludes that the substance used as a feedstock polycarbonate and in...
News
09.01.2015
- Europe is at a disadvantage vis-à-vis other regions with regard to access to resources, according to Karl Falkenberg, Director General for Environment at the European Commission...