Replies to the Questionnaire to Commission Representatives on TCMV and TAAEG

EMIS hearing 21 June 2016

Extension of the approval period for glyphosate

Letter from Molly Scott Cato MEP

Comment on the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements

Bas Eickhout

Questions to Emissions Analytics

EMIS hearing 20 June 2016

Toxic substances

Shameful Commission compounds wrongs on endocrine disruptors

The European Commission today presented long-delayed proposals, setting out scientific criteria to address the problem of chemical substances that interfere with the endocrine system (1). The Greens hit out at the proposals, with Green environment and health spokesperson Bas Eickhout stating: "...

Questions to Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.

EMIS hearing on 16 June 2016

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) responses to questions

EMIS hearing on 16 June 2016

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Borgeest - answers to the questions

EMIS hearing on 16 June 2016

Answers to questions Faster IT

EMIS hearing 16 June 2016

Draft speakers and subjects for EMIS hearings

First part of the year

Greens/EFA Round up

Debriefing of the Strasbourg plenary week 6-9 June 2016

Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg plenary included: Glyphosate: decision on extending the controversial substance; Food security and a fair food supply chain; Watering down EU rules on financial speculation; legal EU migration tainted by outsourcing to 3rd countries; Tobacco, health and the role of industry: international rules; Panama Papers: EP inquiry into tax evasion and money laundering in the EU; EU Commission refusing to act on health-damaging chemicals; Preventing further approvals of GMOs; MEPs demand regulation on open, efficient and independent EU administration.

Toxic substances

Commission given strong rebuke over failure to act on endocrine disruptors

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution criticising the European Commission for failing to propose scientific criteria to address the problem of chemical substances that interfere with the endocrine system, as it was required to do under EU law and under a Court ruling last year (1). Welc...