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

Highlights - Mid-term evaluation of the LIFE programme - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 22-03-2018 05:34 PM CET On 27 March, the ENVI Committee will vote on the above motion for a resolution (MfR). The MfR underlines the report's lack of elements for an appropriate assessment of the LIFE programme. It also considers that while the programme plays a relevant role in the implementation of environmental policy, it still needs new, effective mechanisms to ensure a more equitable distribution and greater effectiveness of LIFE funds. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - 27.03.2018 - Workshop - Post 2020 CO2 emission targets for cars and vans. - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 22-03-2018 05:33 PM CET The aim of the workshop is to feed into the debate and help prepare the EP position on the Commission proposal on post 2020 CO2 emission targets for cars and vans (COM (2017) 676). Further information Draft agenda and registration info Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 22-03-2018 05:33 PM CET On 27 March, the ENVI Committee will vote on the above draft opinion. This Commission proposal amends the "Eurovignette" Directive which provides the legal framework for charging heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) for the use of certain roads. Overall, the rapporteur welcomes the aims of the Commission's proposal: to promote financially and environmentally sustainable road transport through wider application of the 'user pays' and 'polluter pays' principles. The opinion aims to ensure that efficient and fair road pricing can contribute to the EU's efforts to cut both CO2 and pollutant emissions by better implementing the 'polluter pays' principle and helping to accelerate the transition to clean and zero-emission mobility. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Joint AFET/ENVI meeting - Climate diplomacy - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 22-03-2018 05:33 PM CET On 26 March, the AFET and ENVI Committees will consider the joint draft report on climate diplomacy, a way for foreign policy to engage third country governments and non-governmental actors globally in a will to promote the fight against climate change, low emissions and a climate-resilient development. The draft report proposes EP's recommendations for institutional improvements, thematic priorities and the involvement of targeted actors. It reaffirms the international leading role of the EU and its strong engagement in honouring the commitment to the Paris Agreement and SDGs. It also calls for the development of a comprehensive strategy for EU climate diplomacy and for the integration of climate into all fields of the EU external action, including trade, development, cooperation, humanitarian aid, security and defence. 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