Keyword: European Parliament

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EP Wants to Keep Budget for UK in 2020

17.10.2019 - The European Parliament (EP) is striving to secure EU budget payments to fund R&D and help farmers in 2020 in the event of a no-deal Brexit — provided the UK shoulders its share of...

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EU ETS Draft Manages to Strike a Delicate Balance

10.11.2017 - The European Chemical Council CEFIC, the European Parliament and the European Commission have reached a provisional political deal on reforming the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU...

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MEPs Veto Proposal on Endocrine Disruptors

09.10.2017 - The European Parliament has blocked the European Commission’s proposal for scientific criteria that would identify endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in pesticides. On Oct. 4...

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EU Council Stakes out ETS Position

03.03.2017 - The EU Council of Ministers has agreed its general approach to the review of the emissions trading system (ETS) as one of the planned steps toward fulfilment of Europe’s commitment...

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European Parliament’s Trade Committee Clears CETA

26.01.2017 - The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee gave its approval to the proposed EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on Jan 24. The draft...

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All MEPs to Have Access to Confidential TTIP Papers

08.12.2015 - As part of a new agreement with the European Commission, all members of the European Parliament (EP) will have access to all categories of confidential documents relating to the EU...

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EU Parliament Urges EC not to Approve GMOs

04.12.2015 - The European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) has adopted a resolution urging the EU Commission not to approve the use of glyphosate-tolerant GM maize NK603 x T25 in food...

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Arson Suspected at Monsanto R&D Site in France

03.11.2015 - French police believe a fire that destroyed a Monsanto research center in Rennes, France, on Oct. 28 was deliberately set. Investigators said they “strongly suspect it was a crime...