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

Highlights - Exchange of views (EoV) with Mr Maroš Šefčovič - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 22-02-2018 05:04 PM CET On 27 February, the ENVI Committee will hold the annual EoV with Mr Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the Commission responsible for Energy Union, as part of the structured dialogue. The EoV will focus on the evaluation and implementation of the Commission Work Programme and the priorities up to the end of the legislature. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (7th EAP) - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 22-02-2018 05:03 PM CET On 27 February, the ENVI Committee will vote on the above draft report. The report assesses the implementation of the 7th EAP so far and the likelihood of achieving its objectives by 2020. It also shows the shortcomings which create obstacles to the implementation of the EAP's objectives and offers recommendations for improved implementation and suggestions for any future EAP. In her draft report, the Rapporteur calls in particular for improving the research on areas such as environmental thresholds, nanomaterials, the impacts of microplastics, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, soil and land use and invasive alien species. It also stresses the need for infrastructure projects to fully consider environmental impacts at regional level, for further reform of the CAP to incentivise a sustainable food production system and for farming systems and agricultural to lower their environmental impact. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Implementation of the Ecodesign Directive - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 22-02-2018 05:01 PM CET On 26 February, the ENVI Committee will consider the above draft report. The directive integrates environmental aspects into product design with the aim of improving the environmental performance of the product throughout its whole life cycle. The Rapporteur stresses among others the need to fully exploit the potential offered by the current directive and to consider all the environmental aspects of the products in order to meet the new challenge which is the circular economy. 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