European Parliament Alerts from the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee

Latest news - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 25-01-2018 12:28 PM CET The next ENVI Committee meeting will be held on Thursday 1 February 2018 (09.00 - 12.30) in Brussels. As of 1 July 2015 the ENVI Committee decided to fully implement the paperless project for meetings. Therefore, there will be no more paper documents available in the meeting room. All the documents will be available through the "Meeting documents" tab under "Useful documents" on this webpage. Further information Work in progress - ENVI ITER listing (Updated 22.01.2018) ENVI meeting dates 2018 ENVI MEPs Vademecum 10.2017 Agencies under ENVI remit - Factsheet ENVI on Twitter Supporting analysis - Policy Department A Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Exchange of views (EoV) with Dr Andrea Ammon - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 25-01-2018 12:27 PM CET On 1 February, the ENVI Committee will hold an exchange of views with Ms Andrea Ammon, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). This annual EoV is part of the regular dialogue between the ECDC and the European Parliament aiming at presenting ECDC 2017 main activities as well as its priorities for 2018. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 25-01-2018 12:27 PM CET On 24 January, the ENVI committee voted on the above draft report. This proposal aligns EU legislation on spirit drinks with the Lisbon Treaty. In addition, it contains technical adjustments of such legislation and it replaces the existing procedures for the management of geographical indications in the spirit drinks sector, with new procedures modelled on the more exhaustive and well tested procedures for agricultural products and foodstuffs. The Rapporteur supports the alignment of the legislation on spirit drinks to the Lisbon Treaty. However, she considers it important to maintain the prerogatives Parliament already had under the legislation in force in any alignment process. The compromises amendments cover a wide range of issues including among others the protection for geographical indications referred to goods entering the EU customs territory without being released for free circulation, the delegation of powers, the definition of the origin of a spirit drink and the procedure applicable for spirits intended for export. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in European Parliament - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 25-01-2018 12:26 PM CET On 25 January, the ENVI Committee considered the above draft motion for resolution. Vaccine hesitancy refers to delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services. Vaccination is unquestionably one of the most cost-effective public health measures available. All EU countries recommend vaccination against serious, sometimes life-threatening diseases. However, some vaccines remain undervalued and under-utilized. Widespread vaccine hesitancy has become a worrying phenomenon due to the range of health-related consequences it causes in the Member States. Recent epidemiological data on the situation of vaccination in the Member States shows a significant drop in the use of vaccines. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 25-01-2018 12:26 PM CET On 24 January, the ENVI Committee voted on the above draft report. In 2014, GHG emissions from HDVs represented 5% of total EU emissions, a fifth of all transport emissions and about a quarter of road transport emissions. The Rapporteur welcomes this legislative proposal and calls on the Commission to prepare a schedule for the application of the VECTO software (Vehicle Energy Consumption calculation Tool) to the HDVs not yet covered and to develop an on-road CO2 emission test, carried out under the supervision of independent bodies. He also insists to have a fully transparent market by filling in existing information gaps and thus enabling purchasers to make better-informed choices. He proposes to apply administrative sanctions in case of irregularities or discrepancies detection. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111