Resource efficiency: maximise benefits for the economy and environment
23/05/2012
The report on the European Commission´s "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe", drafted by Dutch Liberal Democrat MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (D66, NL), defines concrete steps towards improving resource efficiency, tackling one...
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EU pharmacovigilance: MEPs want stricter patient safety on medicines
08/05/2012
Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Food and Safety Committee approved today a report to strengthen the legal framework for the surveillance of medicines on the market.
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ALDE puts spotlight on European Zoos
26/04/2012
A comprehensive investigation by the Born Free Foundation into the licensing and performance of zoos across the EU has revealed a systematic failure by governments, competent authorities and enforcement agencies to ensure that...
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Rising resource prices are the biggest threat for industry
25/04/2012
The European Parliament´s Environment, Food and Safety Committee approved today its report on the Commission's "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe" drafted by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (D66, Netherlands), which defines...
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MEPS call for stricter rules on medical devices in wake of PIP breast implant scandal
25/04/2012
MEPs of Parliament's environment committee today adopted a resolution asking the European Commission for the forthcoming revision of the current legislation on medical devices to avoid future cases like the defective silicone gel...
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Europe's biodiversity must be our generation's priority
19/04/2012
The report “Our life insurance, our natural capital: a Biodiversity Strategy to 2020", drafted by Dutch Liberal Democrat MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (D66, Netherlands), defines concrete steps towards protecting biodiversity in the...
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Emergency services are a vital part of EU Health Systems
27/03/2012
Today ALDE MEPs Antonyia Parvanova (NMSP, Bulgaria), Norica Nicolai (PNL, Romania) and Cristian Silviu BUŞOI (PNL, Romania) are hosting a conference in the European Parliament on the issue of emergency health services and their...
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Europe's biodiversity is in danger without more determined action
21/03/2012
The European Union needs to halt biodiversity loss by 2020, says the report voted today in the European Parliament's Environment Committee. The report "Our life insurance, our natural capital: a Biodiversity Strategy to...
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MEPs to back plans for low carbon economy
14/03/2012
The European Parliament is expected on Thursday (March 15) to endorse the Commission's low carbon 'Roadmap' by a large majority.
The document provides a policy framework for the European Union to achieve an 80-95% reduction in...
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MEP Corinne Lepage calls on the Council to improve its efforts to find a political agreement on GMOs
12/03/2012
ALDE MEP Corinne Lepage (CAP21, France), European Parliament rapporteur on the Commission proposal to the right to prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in Member States territory, regretted the inability of the Council of Environment...
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