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    EU Food Safety Authority proposes “secure reading room” for access to controversial glyphosate studies

    The EU's Food Safety Authority, in charge of reviewing whether or not to approve glyphosate – a herbicide used for example in Monsanto's Roundup products – has responded to a freedom of information request made by 4 Greens/EFA MEPs by proposing that access to the controversial studies may be provided via a secure “reading room”, a set-up …
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    EU investment plan

    The European Commission today presented a review of the EU investment plan (EFSI), which was presented in January 2015. Reacting to the review and the progress on the plan, Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts stated: "The 'Juncker Plan' was introduced with much fanfare but this review onl...
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    Toxic substances/Glyphosate

    The European Commission today proposed a temporary 'technical extension' of the EU approval of the herbicide glyphosate for a limited period (1). The proposal comes after the failure to secure a qualified majority of EU governments in favour of re-approving the controversial substance for 9 years, a...
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    Event |

    European Accessibility Act (EAA)

    Around 80 million people in the EU are affected by a disability in some degree. The purpose of this conference is to have practical demonstrations of the difficulties faced by disabled people when accessing products and services, and to discuss concrete proposals for our work in IMCO regarding the draft directive.
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    Tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy

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    News |

    Has the G7 learned its lesson?

    The G7 club of industrialised nations met this week in Japan against a backdrop of economic gloom, geopolitical tension and rising concerns on climate change. Despite being viewed by many as remote and undemocratic, the G7 meetings are still seen as politically important, which explains the masses...
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    Video |

    Comment on the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements

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    Publication |

    GMOs are back

    A brochure to explain the technical and political issue with new GMOs In the European Union, genetically modified organisms are subjected to a specific regulation. Before being authorized for planting or used in food or feed, they have to undergo a health and environment impact assessment by ...
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    Questionnaire to the European Environment Agency (EEA) - written answers

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    Questionnaire to TNO - written answers