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Union Civil Protection Mechanism post 2020

ENVI 11-12-2019 - 10:29
A search and rescue team managed to rescue an earthquake survivor

On 7 March 2019, the Commission published a proposal for an amending Decision strictly limited to the budgetary provisions for the period 2021-2027 of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism. The proposed budget for this seven-year programme is set at EUR 1 400 million and reflects the increased ambition in prevention, preparedness and response of the mechanism. The final envelope will be dependent on the ongoing MFF negotiations.

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Taxonomy

ECON ENVI 09-12-2019 - 11:53
taxonomy

In May 2018, the European Commission presented a proposal setting out uniform criteria for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable (“taxonomy”). It further sets out a process involving a multistakeholder platform to establish a unified EU classification system based on a set of specific criteria, in order to determine which economic activities are considered sustainable. The ECON and ENVI Committees are jointly responsible for this proposal.

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Pharmaceuticals in the environment

ENVI 09-12-2019 - 11:52
Pharmaceuticals in the environment

The wide use of pharmaceuticals in human and veterinary medicines has increased their concentrations in the environment in the past 20 years. Pharmaceuticals reach the environment through the discharge of effluent from urban wastewater treatment plants, the spreading of animal manure and aquaculture, discharge of effluent from plants, the spreading of sewage sludge, grazing livestock, the treatment of pets, improper disposal into landfill of unused pharmaceuticals and contaminated waste.

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Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

ENVI 09-12-2019 - 11:23
Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

On 28 May 2018, the Commission adopted a proposal for a new Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, including new rules targeting the ten single-use plastic products most often found on Europe's beaches and seas, and lost/abandoned fishing gear. These items constitute 70% of all marine litter items. The measures include bans, consumption reduction targets or obligations for producers to help cover the costs of waste management and clean-up.

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Sustainable use of pesticides - Implementation report

ENVI 26-11-2019 - 17:35
Farmer spraying pesticide in paddy field

The EP adopted in plenary on 12 February 2019 a resolution on the basis of the report by Ms. Jytte Guteland on the implementation of SUD. The lengthy resolution highlights the numerous issues linked to pesticide use and dependency (e.g. pest resistance, high input dependency for farmers, poisoning aquatic life) and makes reference to the many contemporary scientific studies linking the use of pesticides to the ongoing decline in biodiversity (birds, insects and other organisms).

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