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

Workshops - Climate Diplomacy - 20-02-2018 - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 21-02-2018 10:26 AM CET The workshop aims to inform the Members of the AFET and ENVI Committees and all participants about the state of play on climate diplomacy. The workshop will provide insights from experts and give the opportunity to reflect on the role the EU wants to play on climate diplomacy. The workshop is hosted by MEPs Jo LEINEN and Arne LIETZ, co-rapporteurs of the EP own initiative report on climate diplomacy. Location : European Parliament, Room P3C050 Further information Agenda Presentations      Mr Carius      Mr Mabey Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Workshops - Limits and Potential of the Public Health Programme - 22-11-2017 - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 21-02-2018 02:53 PM CET The third EU Health Programme (2014-2020) is relatively minor in terms of magnitude, but it has a significant impact on the work done by public health practitioners across the EU. It achieves certain, albeit modest, global resonance that is important for its recognition. The programme is instrumental in creating and maintaining a strong professional public health community at European level that finds it natural to exchange knowledge and experience. The programme has four overarching objectives. It seeks to: Promote health, prevent diseases and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestylestaking into account the 'health in all policies' principle, Protect EU citizens from serious cross-border health threats, Contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems, Facilitate access to better, sustainable and safer healthcare for EU citizens. Location : ALTIERO SPINELLI A1E-2 Further information Agenda Proceedings of the Workshop Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Latest news - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 21-02-2018 01:19 PM CET The next ENVI Committee meeting will be held on Monday 26 (15.00 - 18.30) and Tuesday 27 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 20.02.2018) 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 Mr Maroš Šefčovič - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 21-02-2018 11:15 AM 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 - European Medicines Agency (EMA) relocation after Brexit - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 21-02-2018 11:13 AM CET On Thursday 22 February the ENVI Committee sends a fact-finding mission to Amsterdam, to which the EMA is to be relocated after Brexit. The delegation will be led by the rapporteur on the relocation, Giovanni La Via (EPP, IT), and will visit the temporary location and the future headquarters for the EMA. MEPs want to obtain up-to-date information on the state of play of the double transfer process and ascertain that it is proceeding "as planned and with no interruption". Their findings will provide input to the discussion on the relocation legislative proposal in ENVI. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Exchange of views with Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 21-02-2018 11:13 AM CET On 20 February, the ENVI Committee held an exchange of views with Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, who presented the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) legislative proposal adopted by the Commission on 31 January 2018. The HTA proposal aims at boosting cooperation amongst Member States for assessing health technology, and help to make innovative technologies available to patients in Europe. It covers new medicines and certain new medical devices, providing the basis for permanent and sustainable cooperation for joint clinical assessments in these areas. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Exchange of views with Mr Jyrki Katainen - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 21-02-2018 11:13 AM CET On 20 February, the ENVI Committee held the bi-annual exchange of views (EoV) on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan with Jyrki Katainen, Vice President of the Commission responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness. The EoV focused on the new set of measures adopted by the European Commission on 16 January 2018 such as a "European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy" and on the other planned initiatives. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Annual exchange of views with Mr Hans Bruyninckx - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 21-02-2018 11:12 AM CET On 20 February, the ENVI Committee will held the annual exchange of views (EoV) with Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency. The EoV focused on the EEA Work Programme for 2018 adopted by the EEA Management Board on 6 December 2017. 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